So what is up with that four toed statue? It seems quite apparent at this point that the Island has its own history. Since we haven’t really seen the Island’s flashback episode yet, all we can go off of is the ancient structures left behind. One of these structures that I will talk about in this theory is the infamous four-toed statue.
So how about the history and evolution of mankind, eh? It is an interesting topic to say the least. Throughout our existence, man has always tried to discover his own origins. Some skeptics say that we were created by a God in just a few moments, some say that we evolved over millions of years to become what we are today, others suggest that we are bred from a combination of these. This theory takes more of the evolutionary thought, but we all know that both ideas are largely integrated into the story of Lost. Perhaps TPTB are going for a divine intervention approach.
I submit that mankind has evolved throughout the millions of years that we have existed. The very first life forms on earth were theoretically water bound creatures. As time went on, these fins began to turn into digits and the creature began to walk on land. Millions of years are needed to turn a fish-like creature into a human, and as that time goes by, humans adapt to their environment and their bodies evolve to fit their thoughts and surroundings.
I’m using this concept to suggest that, perhaps millions of years ago before any records, humans had four fingers and four toes. Of course, a million years out here in the real world is a million years, but who’s to say, or not say, that a million years on the Island is the same as a million years here as well? I think that the first inhabitants of the island were primitive humans that only had four digits on each limb. These original inhabitants did not have the technology to build statues in the real world, but they had a heightened intellect and sense of awareness on the island that led them to construct such structures.
These original inhabitants built temples and statues to pay homage to the spirits of the island that have granted them such great intellect and health. The society lived peacefully on the island until a meteor came and destroyed it. The meteor left a large crater on the island and also destroyed the statue, all but one foot, which is the four toed statue that remains.
There are even people alive today that are in the process of developing six digits on each limb. Some would call this decease, known as polydactyly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyly). Others might call it evolution.
Another argument might carry on that the original inhabitants of the island just happened to worship someone who was suffering from Syndactyly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndactyly) , which means that some of his digits were fused together.
Theory by Lost Dbutz
So how about the history and evolution of mankind, eh? It is an interesting topic to say the least. Throughout our existence, man has always tried to discover his own origins. Some skeptics say that we were created by a God in just a few moments, some say that we evolved over millions of years to become what we are today, others suggest that we are bred from a combination of these. This theory takes more of the evolutionary thought, but we all know that both ideas are largely integrated into the story of Lost. Perhaps TPTB are going for a divine intervention approach.
I submit that mankind has evolved throughout the millions of years that we have existed. The very first life forms on earth were theoretically water bound creatures. As time went on, these fins began to turn into digits and the creature began to walk on land. Millions of years are needed to turn a fish-like creature into a human, and as that time goes by, humans adapt to their environment and their bodies evolve to fit their thoughts and surroundings.
I’m using this concept to suggest that, perhaps millions of years ago before any records, humans had four fingers and four toes. Of course, a million years out here in the real world is a million years, but who’s to say, or not say, that a million years on the Island is the same as a million years here as well? I think that the first inhabitants of the island were primitive humans that only had four digits on each limb. These original inhabitants did not have the technology to build statues in the real world, but they had a heightened intellect and sense of awareness on the island that led them to construct such structures.
These original inhabitants built temples and statues to pay homage to the spirits of the island that have granted them such great intellect and health. The society lived peacefully on the island until a meteor came and destroyed it. The meteor left a large crater on the island and also destroyed the statue, all but one foot, which is the four toed statue that remains.
There are even people alive today that are in the process of developing six digits on each limb. Some would call this decease, known as polydactyly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydactyly). Others might call it evolution.
Another argument might carry on that the original inhabitants of the island just happened to worship someone who was suffering from Syndactyly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syndactyly) , which means that some of his digits were fused together.
Theory by Lost Dbutz
