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== The scientifically impossible parts were actually out-and-out [[Deus Ex Machina|miracles]]. ==
While the movie does begin with the clone protagonists having to [[Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions|outgrow the silly superstitions]] their keepers instilled in them, the story is certainly far from being a slam against ''all'' religion, and even rather friendly to ''some'' religion elsewhere. Two particular examples come to mind: the construction worker on the scaffolding after Lincoln Six Echo and Jordan Two Delta survive their pursuers' major property-wrecking attack rather enthusiastically assuring them that "Jesus must love you!" for them to have survived so improbably; later, after learning about (and trying out) the physical act of love with Lincoln, Jordan also concludes that "There really is an Island." (In other words, Heaven really does exist.)
The former example, in addition to being a bit of a [[Lampshade Hanging]] on the [[Plot Armor]] that ensures their improbable survival, might well be a [[Shout
Where this all leads is to a philosophical and theological explanation for how Lincoln Six Echo could possibly have obtained memories from the original Tom Lincoln despite this being scientifically impossible. Who says science has anything to do with this plot development? The reason Lincoln Echo Six remembers the boat known as the Renovatio that he shouldn't be able to is because ''Michael Bay says so''. Since Michael Bay, as the film's creator, gets well-nigh God-like powers to make anything happen that he wants, he's decided to grant his characters a miracle. By the [[Happy Ending]], Lincoln and Jordan are on the actual boat from the late Tom Lincoln's memory, and headed out--presumably--for a real island somewhere. If they continue down the philosophical and theological path on which they've started, [[Fridge Brilliance|the film is subtly telling us]], eventually they'll find the real [[God]] and real [[Heaven]] as well.
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