In my religion (and most other religions) certain numbers have certain meanings. So I’m probably far behind everyone else figuring this out, but I thought it was interesting and wanted to share it with you. 4- order 8- resurrection or regeneration 15- rest 16- love 23- trust in the universe 42- creation 108- wholeness of existence I also think that it’s interesting that 4 8 15 16 23 & 42 has to be entered into the computer in the hatch and then the time resets to 108 minutes.
That’s so cool! I didn’t know this, thanks for the info. You didn’t say which religion you are talking about but I think is Christianity?
Some more fun trivia about the meaning of the Numbers that you may like:
The central tenets of Buddhism are called the Four Noble Truths
In Chinese, Korean, and Japanese culture is a bad luck number as it’s associated with death
In Christianity there are four horsemen of the apocalypse
John Locke was 4 years in a wheelchair
One of Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths is the Eightfold Path
In mathematics is the sixth number in the Fibonacci sequence
In China is considered a lucky number, asscoiated with prosperity and joy
The number of checkers each side has at the beginning of a backgammon game
In tarot cards corresponds to The Devil
In western numerology 15 is associated with being short-tempered and excitable. People born on a 15th is believed to be money-greedy but also romantic.
In chess each player starts with sixteen pieces
There are sixteen different personality types in the Myers-Briggs classification system
In western numerology the number 16 means wisdom
In Discordian religion 23 is a holy number
Damon Lindelof (co-creator and main writer of Lost) worked in building 23 in Burbank while writing the show
23 is said to be the number of the Illuminati and has part in many conspiracy theories
The 23rd Psalm in the Bible gives its name to one of Lost episodes (s2ep10)
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, a drop of blood takes (on average) 23 seconds to make a complete circuit of the human body and there are 23 discs in a human spine (Jack’s a spinal surgeon)
The Earth axis is tilted at a 23 degree angle
Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times
In Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities Sidney Carton is prisoner number 23. The novel also gives its name to a Lost episode (s3ep1)
Laura Palmer was killed on February 23. Lost creators and writers have credited Twin Peaks as a huge influence and ispiration in their work.
42 is the number with which God creates the Universe in Kabalistic tradition
Egyptian mythology there are 42 Divine Principles of the Goddess Maat
In Egyptian mythology the 42 Books of Thoth describe the instructions for achieving immortality
42 is the angle in degrees for which a rainbow appears
Approx every 42 month there is a Solar Eclipse. Where the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
42 appears in many of the works of Lewis Carrol and is thought to hold a special importance to him. Carrol’s novel Through the Looking-Glass gives its title to one of Lost episodes (s3ep22)
In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet was to drink a potion which made her appear dead for 42 hours
In Douglas Adams’ book series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 42 is the answerto the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. Lost creators have said to be fans of the books.
4 + 8 + 15 + 16 + 23 + 42 = 108
The number 108 is considered sacred by the Dharmic Religions, such as In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. It’s usually linked to spiritual completion
In the neo-Gnostic teachings of Samael Aun Weor, an individual has 108 chances (lifetimes) to eliminate his egos and transcend the material world
Chinese astrology has 36 beneficial stars and 72 malevolent stars constituting a total of 108 stars
According to Chinese and Indian Martial Arts: Marma Adi and Ayurveda, there are 108 pressure points in a human body
The pre-historic monument Stonehenge is 108 feet in diameter
The distance between the Earth and the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Sun. The diameter of the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Earth. The distance between the Earth and Moon is 108 times the diameter of the Moon
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