Now, I don't necessarily think this is the answer, but it's fun to speculate nonetheless. Somebody with way too much time on their hands plugged the numbers into a GPS and got this. Seems to me like if this were the answer it would've been degrees/minutes/seconds as opposed to decimal form. Ah, I'll shut up - I'm just ruining the fun!
Thanks to Adam R. for steering me to this site...

I love identity...
Posted by: Paula | October 23, 2005 at 08:21 PM
No, no, no. That's not it at all. Well, maybe that could be it.
Posted by: julianne | October 17, 2005 at 06:21 PM
That theory makes sense, someone trying to get people to come to the island by brodcasting the coordinates.
Posted by: Steven | October 14, 2005 at 08:24 AM
We're still trawling through season 1 over here in the UK...
But, yeah, I've seen "Identity"... it freaked me out. :) An interesting theory for "Lost", Mark...
Or perhaps "The Village"...
Posted by: Glenn | October 14, 2005 at 04:07 AM
Season 1 and what has been seen of season 2 is available on iTunes (the new ver.6)!!
Posted by: Adam R | October 13, 2005 at 08:42 AM
So they have jobs now?
Posted by: Kara | October 13, 2005 at 12:46 AM
Diane said: "I thought it was just another pretty boy, pretty girl on an island thing."
Well, there is that, too.
I haven't seen Identity, but my son told me what it was about. Sounds plausible. I'll have to rent it and see for myself. Might give me some more ideas.
Gotta go. It's on! :)
Posted by: Corrine | October 12, 2005 at 08:06 PM
I had no idea that LOST was so mentally stimulating. I thought it was just another pretty boy, pretty girl on an island thing. I'll have to watch the first season DVDs and catch up with you all.
Posted by: Diane aka Yippy | October 12, 2005 at 07:51 PM
hooray!! there are several LOST podcasts up and available now. they are all updated weekly
Posted by: Lori | October 12, 2005 at 10:26 AM
Oh goodness you two are nuts!
Posted by: Kara | October 11, 2005 at 09:50 PM
Have you ever seen the movie "Identity"? I don't want to give anything about the movie away, but I wouldn't be surprised if Lost didn't have a similar plot.
Kind of lines up with your theory.
Posted by: MarkLee | October 11, 2005 at 12:13 AM
Well, that's certainly possible. But we already know they are on an island near Australia. It doesn't help us figure out why.
I'm trying to figure out the Dharma/Swan angle. It's very interesting. According to Wikipedia.com, Dharma has to do with "a conformity to a divine or creative principle at work in an individual and in nature. It represents the individual's internal law, to which obedience must be given if that individual life is to live in accordance with a Divine Will."
And the Swan, according to Druidry.org the Swan oracle means “accept your ability to know what lies ahead, pay attention to your hunches, gut knowledge, and female intuitive side.” (Locke's been doing that all along.) In Celtic lore, "a swan can be a symbol of transformation. Swan often indicates a soul level experience about to commence."
That all seems to be saying that the Losties need to learn to listen to the voices on the inside of themselves, maybe to listen to their hearts, if they are going to live the lives they were meant to live. Seems like they are all going through some personal battle.
(Personally, at this point, I think they may not actually be on the island, at least not in the way they think they are. I think they are all in a clinic in somewhere, participating in some kind of therapy, willingly or unwillingly.)
Posted by: Corrine | October 11, 2005 at 12:01 AM