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Originally Posted by D-Roc

Good luck with your results, i'm sure you'll do fine

Yes, it means that you only see one side of the argument. Which doesn't actually describe Locke's stance, but the word seems to fit in with how I perceive Jack's view of him. Locke is 'fanatical' about the island..he's mad about it, kinda thing.

Ah I see. Cheers

Originally Posted by D-Roc

Just my musings..
Basically, instead of hanging Jack without trial, i'm trying to establish whether his view has any standing in reality - whether he is infact the one who's "crazy" for denying the 'specialness' of the island (even once he saw it being moved)..or whether Jack has a point, and Locke is the mad one.

Well I'm shocked to say I'm going to have to back up Jack on this one *hits self*. Jack is a man of science and anything to do with faith or miracles he won't believe. I'm sure Jack has a scientific reason for all the things that have happened. Now of course I'm with Locke on this but you told me to see it through Jack's point of view and I have and I understand Jack's views and points. There's always two sides to an opinion.

Originally Posted by D-Roc

By using the 'glass' analogy, i am attempting to see whether or not I can understand why Jack has such a hard time believing in the island. After all, if someone told me that a piece of glass was "special" I'd suspect they were taking substances. That is, until I had experienced the mircales of the glass myself. Which Jack has. Hence Jack is in serious serious denial

Like I said above I can see why he has a hard time believing. If you saw somebody turn sand into glass and you were a man of faith you'd like OMG WOW!!! and instantly believe it was a miracle. But being a man of science you'd know it wasnt a miracle, it was just science. Now I know that doesnt compare to the miracles on the island but that's how Jack would see it.