Locke and Ben - results of a genetic experiment?

[Stintfang]

I keep thinking that neither Ben's nor Locke's father are biological fathers.
Maybe Mittelos, Portland inseminated some women with genetic material which they hoped to produce their new leader. When Emily Linus and Roger wandered through the woods it was near Portland. Horace Godspeed and his Wife might be employees of Mittelos and were lucky to find EMILY Linus giving birth.

Maybe EMILY Locke took part in a similar experiment and being pushed (by a car accident) into giving birth to John there already was Mittelos's Richard Alpert at hand to have a look at the baby.

For some reasons I have the impressions that both, John and Ben are the results of Mittelos genetic research.

One question remains: who gave the genetic material for the "father's part"? A member of the Hanso-clan perhaps?

[Dark Horse]

I'm thinking that perhaps all of our Losties are 'immaculately conceived'. I'd be willing, almost, to bet money that none of their so called fathers are actually blood related.

[CarpeDiem23]

I found it interesting that Lockes healing seemed to infect Bens spine. Very bizarre

[Stintfang]

The more I am thinking about this the more I ask myself: Is the bloke who was presented as Aaron's father at Claire's flashback episode really the biological father? Can it be that Aaron too is the result of an insemination (probably not known by Claire herself) too? (Locke V 2.0)

As a doctor: How do you extract ancestral cells? Am I right they are won from a probe taken from your spine? Isn't Christian a spine doctor? (and Jack?). Wasn't Locke's paralysis caused by a fracture in his spine?

I hope they will show us something more about Mittelos Bioscience (!) in the fifth season.

[PhillyandBCEagles]

Originally Posted by Dark Horse

I'm thinking that perhaps all of our Losties are 'immaculately conceived'. I'd be willing, almost, to bet money that none of their so called fathers are actually blood related.

We know for a fact that Claire's is...would bet Sun's is as well, you'd have to be a very brave man to screw Mr. Paik's wife!!

[simone5p]

I have a general theory about reincarnation based on a lot of previous stuff plus stuff from this epi.. here just so I don't repeat myself ... but I was saying something similar about the origins of the Designer babes

[lilburgz]

I think that everything on Lost that happens is significant and I thnk that Ben and Locke's mothers both being named Emily isn't a coincidence.

I think that perhaps Dharma / the Others knew that their leader would be born to a woman named Emily. Perhaps they inseminated the girls, but they seemed to be keeping tabs on Ben and John for whatever reason.

[simone5p]

Interesting connecting the names... but could the Emilies be the same woman?

[Confidence-Man]

Originally Posted by lilburgz

I think that everything on Lost that happens is significant and I thnk that Ben and Locke's mothers both being named Emily isn't a coincidence.

I think that perhaps Dharma / the Others knew that their leader would be born to a woman named Emily. Perhaps they inseminated the girls, but they seemed to be keeping tabs on Ben and John for whatever reason.

I guess the only problem I have is why would an 18 year old (Emily Locke) want to be inseminated. I understand Ben's mom perhaps maybe they couldn't conceive but I can't buy Locke's mother wanting a baby since she was hiding it from her mother or at least that is how it appeared.

[simone5p]

Originally Posted by Confidence-Man

I guess the only problem I have is why would an 18 year old (Emily Locke) want to be inseminated. I understand Ben's mom perhaps maybe they couldn't conceive but I can't buy Locke's mother wanting a baby since she was hiding it from her mother or at least that is how it appeared.

I think if they were inseminated that it was done against their will and knowledge... kinda like Scully in the X files... whose eggs were stolen from her and fertilized...

Richard's group "faked" with a scientific version the virgin birth... I don't know if the genetic father is as relevant as the reincarnation they hoped to achieve... but I wonder whose sperm was used... Richard's? Alvar's? Widmore's? Abaddon's?

I wonder because it seems that Richard is either a time traveler or an immortal being. Perhaps his sperm is super sperm and hence Locke's ability to heal. Does Ben have the same father then... or were various sperms used?