>First, Brassfan, I want to say
>that I'm not trying to
>prove anything to you by
>shoving it at you or
>even continuing an argument just
>to argue but that you
>are helping me shape my
>thoughts and theories like frodis,
>FP and others have done.
>Thanks for that.

Exactly why I continue these discussions when we so obviously disagree. It helps both of us continue to work out our theories.

>You write:
>
>"I was simply saying that Locke
>did not know anything about
>Jacob at the time"
>
>And I'm saying he didn't have
>to know about Jacob or
>MIB to have been influenced
>by one or the other.

I think you're completely missing the point of my statement that Locke didn't know anything about Jacob. I'm not saying that in an effort to make a point about what happened to Locke.

It was a reply to your comment, nothing more.

ME: Locke's life was so bad due to Jacob's influence that he committed suicide
YOU: But, that was after Jacob lost control of the island.
ME: How could that possibly be relevant to Locke's suicide, since he didn't know anything about Jacob losing control.