my opinion is still out on jack’s dad “christian”.

Thanks for the additional information regarding the *twin* aspect. It was very interesting.

Thanks for sharing this info (I made it through to the end). The writers have said for some time (and remember the book “Bad Twin”) that twins have something to do with “it” (“it” being the mystery/solution of the show). The painting in and of itself may not be significant, but the meaning you derive from it is in that if confirms what we are leading up to… which is… who knows.

I noticed that in last week’s episode Ms. Hawking is lighting candles in her “sanctuary over science lab” while standing in front of a painting of “The Doubting Thomas” (done by Caravaggio in thr 1600’s) placing his hands in the side of Jesus as proof of His . . . drum roll . . . resurrection.

I would have stopped there since there are obvious connections to the many “resurrections/reincarnations” we have already been exposed to, BUT I would ADD that Thomas was called twice by Jesus “Didymus” which means . . . louder drum roll . . . “TWIN”.

. . . implying that Thomas either WAS a twin or some argue that it was a nickname, and others suggest that maybe he just looked like someone else (perhaps even Jesus). No doubt the name (like on LOST) WAS of some significance for the bible writers to include it. In this culture twins were looked upon with some negative regard because they messed up laws of inheritance and birth-rights, a tradition going all the way back to Esau who had his birth-right STOLEN by his twin brother . . . maybe BIGGEST drum roll . . . JACOB.

Again, no real revelation, but the only Thomas I can think of in the show would be Claire’s boyfriend and the FATHER of Aaron. I cannot go so far as to suggest that this connection is meaningful and I tend to run from theorists who jump on the “they have the same name and/or same skin color so they HAVE to be connected” bandwagon, BUT I do find it interesting that from the Greek word for “twin” we get our word “double” AND “doubt” (DOUBLE-mindedness).

SO, (and I will be more than impressed to know that anyone has even hung around to read this much) I would lean on the side that the painting really means nothing more than pointing us to a key figure in the biblical narrative who BELIEVED . . . AND . . . DOUBTED (common themes in LOST).

You might even say that history will always regard him as a man living in the tension of being a man of science OR a man of faith.

Maybe there is something deeper. IF so, (maybe) you read it here first.

Now back to planning my “HE TOOK OFF THE TIE” Party . . . for which I am growing more confident that my printing invitations for sadi party was a waste of time.