Comments on: Should we contact “lost” tribes?

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:14:46 +0000

I say leave them be. This tribes has clearly survived with out our interferences. Each time we interfere with theses types of tribes, as always thinking they need to be brought into the modern world, we end up giving them our modern illnesses and diseases and this ends up wiping out a tribe and it’s culture forever. I agree with some of the other comments, Maybe it is us that is lost…….!!, has all our technology really made for a better life???

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:03:03 +0000

persumeing these are real photos…of a real tribe…of course the news won’t find out if its reliable before airing such a thing for the sake of viewers and rateings….on the flip side if its fake the the news will get that story as well so its a no loss…anyhow if they were a real tribe as a christian then it would be my dutie to convert these ritualistic people into a eternal life of never ending happiness and joy…with Christ in Heaven….if I were to contact these people…on the flip side of that it would better for them not to hear the word of Christ aposed to hearing the word and turning away…

By: lightesquire

lightesquire — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:52:54 +0000

Of course these people should not be contacted. Any other answer is simply stupid. I can’t stand scientists sometimes.

By: darknight

darknight — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:27:05 +0000

It has already been suggested that these people have retreated due to encroaching settlement!Our views of what is civilized and what is not have been proven as distorted and inaccurate countless times!We bring sickness,death,complications in all forms and destruction of all things “we” do not understand!Our lifestyle , culture , perception is not healthy!Yes,we have science,pharmacology,technology in abundance and yet cancer is rampant,as is diabetes,asthma,etc.!We will only create a need ,we will not lessen any percieved/assumed needs they may have!We need to leave them alone!They’re physically active(not sitting infront of a computer screen),eating raw,healthier food,not subject to all that is taking our society down!Leave them be!

By: Conscientious Observer

Conscientious Observer — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:13:45 +0000

Who are we to judge they are ‘lost’. They are already in their eutopia. So-called ‘civilized’ society is still looking for it! Our society calls them primitive - again who are we to judge? We allow our filth - baby /child killers/ molesters, rapists serial killers to walk this earth - we choose not to rid this beautiful earth of our filth, we continue to pollute it - how ignorant and primitive minded is that! We don’t know how to live on this plant properly - how primitive is that! Yes we have all these wonder drugs but through out primitive ignorance we don’t realise these ‘tribes’ also have this sort of information. If God and Jesus wanted them subjected to the zealous fools interpretation of Christianity, they would have already been converted (pillaged) by now. What they need is to left alone, and their environment protected. If they choose to come out and see us for what we are, let them, but I honestly believe most will have the intelligence to turn right back around and return to their more civilized society.

By: Disturbed Lion

Disturbed Lion — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:30:18 +0000

We should not contact them. They are doing fine on their own. We are going to study the, like they’re animals. Talk about them in a way that makes us feel superioir and then give them clothes, bibles, and small pox. (Historically speaking)

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:16:23 +0000

I think Kerryn is right. We should leave them alone. They have done well enough without us so far. I do think however, with deforestation etc., etc, the time will come too soon when when our culture encroaches on theirs. Until then, let them come to us.

By: cassy massachusetts

cassy massachusetts — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:04:23 +0000

absolutely no…leave them out of this mess of a world we have made

By: Mik Osborne

Mik Osborne — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:20:48 +0000

I am shocked at the amount self loathing in a lot of these comments. The “we are so destructive and evil, and these poor tribes people have got the sense to live properly” attitude is a little disturbing to say the least. You may feel that you are presenting an enlightened view, but let me tell you why you are wrong.

Let’s consider what we know about these people. I think the phrase “Sod All” sums it up faily well. I mean come on guys, just because they’ve been living on their own for a few years doesn’t mean they have the formula for a peaceful balanced existence. The reason they are totally isolated could be that they murdered everyone in a 200 mile radius. The truth is we know nothing about these people, just as they know nothing about us. As we saw they acted violently towards the Helicopteras they most likely percived it as dangerous, but there is nothing to say that if we explained the mechanics of how a helicopter works that one of them couldn’t figure out how to make it better, or even invent a whole new mode of air travel. My point is that just because they may look “primitive” does not mean they may could not contribute to modern society.

I think it would be negligable not to at the very least approach these people, all be it very carefully and gradually, and present the CHOICE of either staying where they are or venturing into this globally society we ourselves are fumbling about in.

By: Kerryn

Kerryn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:56:14 +0000

HAHAHA i cant believe some of the comments I have read.

What would you want if you were in their shoes? I would prefer modern medicine, an average life span of +70 years, easier means of acquiring food/shelter, etc. I don’t see a lot of people on this post trading in their modern/evil “materialistic” technology for a more primitive lifestyle - I see quite the opposite: people posting comments in the comfort of their homes on the internet. Everyone that votes to leave them alone is hypocrite - either drop your starbucks and broadband internet connection or let them enjoy the same comforts as you.
- Posted by DB

DB, what we have today, they will fear. They wont find it a “comfort”. They wont miss what they have never had before. We just have to leave them alone, we should not contact them for reason that will just go on. We will miss internet and all the good things in “our life” because that is the world we live in, but its not the world they live in.

I think people should think about what they are saying and think about how they are as humans to what we are. We went through life in stages, you cant take people that still live in huts and dont even know we are here to now 2008.

Yes I find it very interested but seriously.