UPDATE, June 23, 2008
Since this story was picked up by all the major media, they now feel embarrassed to admit that the photographer that "discovered" this tribe lied! Yeap, he made up the story. This tribe has been "known" for decades, like many others, but the intent was to try to save those primitive people from modern society, hence the hoax.
I don't think this was the right way to help these people. Yes, it brought attention to the issue, but a hoax is not a good way to start a campaign--even if such a campaign has merit.
Here's the story of the plot, the cover-up, and the confession.
- if the two civilizations (theirs and ours) are so far apart, it's likely the stronger one will impose itself on the weaker one
- primitive people are, well, primitive, with customs and morals different than ours; should we judge them? how about if they practice cannibalism?
- are there any benefits from establishing contact?
- sooner or later, the outside world will invade their domain, so is it better if it is done today with care and proper respect before the commercial companies exploiting the Amazon get to them--and, judging from recent history this encounter has been deadly & catastrophic for the tribes
- what are our obligations towards a primitive people?
I'll be following this subject.... Meanwhile, chime in with your thoughts.
More pictures of this tribe, here.
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I've read that 50% of the primitive so-called uncontacted tribes live in the Amazon forrest. When there's been contact, the outsiders, usually loggers, or others that represent commercial interests, have killed most of the primitives.
Others have died of diseases, including the common cold, since they don't have any defense against such.
Great care should be exercised to prevent the destruction of these people.
You should ask, what kind of knowledge is appropriate for those primitive people? We know isolated societies go through major shocks (and possible catastrophies) when they encounter other more advanced cultures.
There's a philosophical question here. How do these people are saved by the Lord Jesus Christ?
Do you want them to be condemned for eternity?
OK, I assume you're kidding. Right?
So, let me get this straight. For thousands of years humans lived and died in very harsh conditions. Suddenly, god decides to intervene and give special knowledge to primitive desert people who didn't even know that other human beings existed in far away lands.
Now, this divine revelation was to save humanity? So, for a few more thousand years people never knew of that word of god! Obviously these tribes in the Amazon never heard of the divine message even 21 centuries after Jesus's appearance.
Hmmmmm. That's another bogus claim. That unless you love Jesus and accept everything the holy book says, you're condemned for ever.... I guess even if you weren't physically able to hear the message!
Whatever...
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