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What would Jacob do? He\u2019d probably sit reading Religion and Science Fiction<\/a><\/em>, engrossed and intrigued, while nonchalantly waiting for John Locke to fall out a window. The book may not explain the polar bears if you haven\u2019t already figured out why they were on the island (and to be honest, you should have \u2013 and I am linking here to a blog post of mine that may help you put those pieces together)<\/a>. But it will help you explore an even more fundamental component of LOST and much other sci-fi: the way shows tackle the nature of good and evil.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"