LOST about what they died for...***Spoilers OK***

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JoeM wrote:
I'm waiting for an end around by Hurley.

And how come Smoke can kill some people when he's in human form but not the "chosen"?

I thought it might be because Jacob had touched them and made it impossible for Smokey to kill them, but then how could he have killed Richard, since Jacob gave Richard immortality early on?