Being one who naturally challenges authority I have been wondering why our captives have never asked the most obvious of questions, "Why?". :drowsy: "Why are we being held?" "Why are you doing this to us?" "Why are you people living on this island?" "Why didn't you help us when we crashed?" Maybe the Marshall could have been saved, and BOONE! I realize of course that it would be met with "You don't need to know" as it would affect the outcome of the psych tests they are being subjected to but come on guys express the biggest lesson of the 60's question those in power over you!! :rolleyes:

Good point.

The reason I think that our losties aren't asking the why questions is because they know that the others will keep them in the dark, anyway. Juliet said something like "Ben won't tell you anything" to Jack. But they never did ask, indeed.

This whole subject has been a factor since the day they crashed. I always wondered why they didn't send out a party to map the island. Why aren't they exploring to make sure there isn't a Craphole Hilton on the other side of the island? Why didn't Sayid explore the power cable further to attempt to see where it originated from and what it was powering? Why didn't they demand more answers of Danielle? When the vairous members of the group discovered anything, why didn't they share their knowlege with the rest to attempt to piece together the puzzle of this mysterious place?
I could go on and on, but you all know how many different times we wondered, "why didn't....."
And finally, WHY so any WHY's? All of these things that didn't occur or get asked when they should have, go against human nature. It is normal to ask why, yet they never do. Why is that?

Given what little they know about the island and its previous inhabitants, I think they might just be afraid to ask any more questions. Ignorance is bliss.

With regard to why the Losties haven't shared information, sometimes it's to protect and other times, it's a "need to know" basis.

For instance, Jack, Kate, and Charlie never told people about the monster that killed the pilot. Jack and Kate felt it was best not to frighten anyone. Charlie eventually spilled all about the monster. Locke never revealed to anyone the hatch. It was forced out of him by Sayid. Maybe Locke wanted to wait until he had more information or maybe he felt he was linked somehow to the hatch and the island.

All of this "lack of sharing" has to do with protecting and defending, imo.

As for not asking "why." Jack has asked quite a few times, but he never gets any answers. "What do you want with me? Where are my friends? Are you going to tell me what I'm doing here?" If Juliette and Ben won't answer these basic questions, they sure aren't going to answer the bigger questions. "How did you get here? Why haven't you radioed for help?" It's also important to note that when Jack asked Juliette to speak to Ben because maybe he would give Jack some answers, Juliette told Jack that "You can ask him anything you want, but he won't tell you anything." I think that says it all.

now that jack knows that the others have brought him there for a definite purpose, i hope he will realize he has an advantage. he can refuse to help unless some demands are met.

personally, i wouldnt bother asking why any more than jack already has. he said what do you want from me, they wouldn't tell him. he's in a hostage situation and cant rely on what they say. they are liars. they could just as easily BS him and say anything they want and he knows it.

As for not asking "why." Jack has asked quite a few times, but he never gets any answers. "What do you want with me? Where are my friends? Are you going to tell me what I'm doing here?" If Juliette and Ben won't answer these basic questions, they sure aren't going to answer the bigger questions. "How did you get here? Why haven't you radioed for help?" It's also important to note that when Jack asked Juliette to speak to Ben because maybe he would give Jack some answers, Juliette told Jack that "You can ask him anything you want, but he won't tell you anything." I think that says it all.


personally, i wouldnt bother asking why any more than jack already has. he said what do you want from me, they wouldn't tell him. he's in a hostage situation and cant rely on what they say. they are liars. they could just as easily BS him and say anything they want and he knows it.

I agree completely. The aswer to the question in this thread is: "Because it wouldn't do any good, that's why." It's already been asked, never anwered, and even if they Did answer Jack, Kate and Sawyer have no clue whether they're lying or not. The best thing they could do (which is what Sawyer and Jack have been actively trying to do) is figure out how to escape, gain the upper hand, and Then ask questions.

now that jack knows that the others have brought him there for a definite purpose, i hope he will realize he has an advantage. he can refuse to help unless some demands are met.



I may be new to this board, but I have to respond to this. I have read similar statements like this in several different threads, and it really irks my chain. Jack has no clue why he was brought there because of one simple fact that many people on this board seem to want to dismiss. These Others have shown that they excel at one thing above all others, deception. These Others, especially the higher ups like Ben, really know how to lie, and use others for their purposes.

That is why we cannot trust them, ever. Those X-rays could easily have been made up to fool Jack.

Sawyer was so quick to believe that he had a pacemaker put into him, and then he automatically believes it when he is told there was no pacemaker.

Kate...well, if we had not been given the back story on Kate, I would easily believe that she is one of them, given how easily she has a gun put to her head.

On while I am on the rant, not that this is the place, but when did James and Kate get so freakin stupid?!?! They should have figured out in the first hours that they were there that they were being watched. How the hell do they not know it?!?! You are kidnapped by a group of hostiles, put into cages, and then you somehow think they are just going to leave you there with no one observing you? Please.

I agree there's a distinct lack of curiousity among the Losties and I think some of this is to do with spinning out the story. However there is strong evidence that the Others won't tell anything. Didn't Rousseau say when she handed over Ben that they won't get anything out of him. And Sayid did fail, despite having previously broken Sawyer.

This whole subject has been a factor since the day they crashed. I always wondered why they didn't send out a party to map the island. Why aren't they exploring to make sure there isn't a Craphole Hilton on the other side of the island? Why didn't Sayid explore the power cable further to attempt to see where it originated from and what it was powering? Why didn't they demand more answers of Danielle? When the vairous members of the group discovered anything, why didn't they share their knowlege with the rest to attempt to piece together the puzzle of this mysterious place?
I could go on and on, but you all know how many different times we wondered, "why didn't....."
And finally, WHY so any WHY's? All of these things that didn't occur or get asked when they should have, go against human nature. It is normal to ask why, yet they never do. Why is that?

I think they hesitate to ask why for a couple of reasons - one, this is obviously not a normal island, and fear might prevent further exploration of some things (i.e., they didn't send out a party to map the island because there was a giant monster in the woods), while some things have occurred that have prevented further explanation (i.e., Sayid would have had to return to the power cable after his capture by Rousseau, and his priorities at that point would have been different). I can also see how being traumatized repeatedly might give them the "we could be hit at any second" feeling, leaving them feeling resigned to fate - sort of like a puppy that's hit repeadtedly for no reason learning not to be curious about anything for fear that it might bring on punishment.

I agree that it's often human nature to ask why, but in some cases, there are more important things to worry about. That's why, once things settle down, they tend to question more often, in my opinion. When things are a little weird or crazy or dangerous, they don't care about "why." That's be my interpretation.

I agree. They rarely ask and they rarely tell ---

Does Desmond know that the others have his boat? Do the Losties know that Sun killed an other?

I would like to see them discussing important things amongst each other.

Yes... I always wondered why they assumed they were on a deserted island!

Patience Jack, Patience.