Destino versus Livre Arbítrio

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Tanto os espectadores quanto os personagens desistiram de tentar compreender se os eventos que ocorrem na ilha são fruto do destino ou ocorrem devido às ações de cada um, que possivelmente poderiam mudar o rumo dios acontecimentos no local.

Os nomes dos personagens de John Locke, Desmond David Hume e Rousseau foram tirados de um debate filosófico a respeito do papel da fé contra o livre arbítrio. O filósofo do século XVII John Locke afirma que a frase "livre arbítrio" não tem sentido lógico. Ele também possuia o ponto de vista de que a verdade do determinismo é irrelevante.

He believed that the defining feature of voluntary behavior was that individuals have the ability to postpone a decision long enough to reflect or deliberate upon the consequences of a choice: "...the will in truth, signifies nothing but a power, or ability, to prefer or choose". Similarly, the philosopher David Hume dicussed the possibility that the entire debate about free will is nothing more than a merely "verbal" issue. He also suggested that it might be accounted for by "a false sensation or seeming experience" (a velleity) which is associated with many of our actions when we perform them. On reflection, we realize that they were necessary and determined all along.

Referências de Destino

• Christian Shephard. In Outlaws, Christian says to Sawyer: "[D]on't beat yourself up about it. It's fate. Some people are just supposed to suffer. That's why the Red Sox will never win the damn series." However, as Jack learns in The Glass Ballerina, the Boston Red Sox do win the World Series shortly after the crash.
• Locke. In Walkabout, Locke tells the tour operator: "Hey, hey, don't you walk away from me. You don't know who you're dealing with. Don't ever tell me what I can't do, ever. This is destiny. This is destiny. This is my destiny. (yelling) I'm supposed to do this, dammit. Don't tell me what I can't do. Don't tell me what I can't. . ." Locke later believes that it was arriving on the Island that was the destiny that he previously sensed.
• Rousseau. In Numbers she says to Hurley: "Numbers are what brought me here. As it appears they brought you. Since that time I've lost everything, everyone I cared about. So yes, I suppose you're right. They are cursed."
• All of the preexisting relationships and connections between the characters lead the the viewer to infer that the characters are somehow drawn together by fate.
• In the Lost Experience, The Valenzetti Equation predicts the exact number of years and months until humanity extinguishes itself. This suggests that fate of mankind can actually be calculated scientifically.

Referências por Livre Arbítrio

• Locke and many others from Walkabout on, repeat variations of the line "Don't tell me what I can't do!" This is in some ways a paradox that Locke also frequently brings in his belief in fate and destiny (see above) at the same time.
• Jack. In Outlaws Jack tells Sawyer "that's why the Red Sox will never win the Series" was "Just something my father used to say -- went through life knowing that people hated him. Instead of taking responsibility for it, he just put it on fate. Said he was made that way." The implication was that his father was making excuses, and that Jack believed taking personal responsibility for events could change outcomes.
• Juliet. In A Tale of Two Cities Juliet says to Adam: "Here I am thinking that free will still actually exists on..."
• Martha Toomey. In Numbers she says to Hurley: "You make your own luck, Mr. Reyes. Don't blame it on the damn numbers. You're looking for an excuse that doesn't exist."
• The name of Season 1, Episode 3, "Tabula Rasa", is a philosophical thesis developed by the philosopher John Locke. Locke meant that the mind of the individual was born "blank" (a clean slate) and it also emphasized the individual's freedom to author his or her own soul.
• In the Lost Experience, the purpose of the DHARMA Initiative is to change the numerical values of any one of the core factors in The Valenzetti Equation in order to give humanity a chance to survive. This suggests that those responsible for the Initiative believed that the results of the equation, and thus the fate of humanity, could be altered by their actions.
• In The Cost of Living, Ben talks to Jack about his plan to break him and reveals his true intention saying "Then of course we'd lead you to believe that you were choosing to do whatever we asked you to do.". Ben finalizes saying "I want you to want to save my life."
• In The Cost of Living Juliet, refering to Ben surgery says to Jack, "You Probably feel like you dont have a choice, but you do, Jack. Free Will is all we've really got, right?

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