[Michelle]

think about it ben saw his dead mom in the jungle and she showed him where he wanted to be i.e with the hostiles on the island

jack in season 1 saw his dead dad in the jungle who showed him where the fresh water supply was when it was desparatly needed

both jack and ben have been shown what they needed for them to become essentially leaders of their respected groups when they needed it. it seems too much of a similarity to not be discussed.

Ben was never a man of faith like locke is. locke believes the island will tell him what to do and show him his path which is all well and good, but ben is a man of science like jack, ben is using science to find out why the pregnant women die, and knows i beieve how the island works. jack is also a man of science and would do the same kind of thing

what if it is jack that is supposed to take bens place and not locke