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• pduggie commented on Uncontacted tribe in Amazon
  In this context I find: Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's Story by Mark Andrew Ritchie very interesting Ritchie records the account of a shaman who *gasp, horrors* converts to Christianity and is VERY GRATEFUL to no longer go through life in a drug induced haze where the spirits tell him to slaughter the neighboring tribe for the last depradation in their ongoing feud. The shaman also is annoyed at the anthrpologists who want them to stay "pure" and don't want them to have western medicine. It really should be read by anyone sure that all missionaries do is...
• Antinous / Moderator commented on Uncontacted tribe in Amazon
  a shaman who *gasp, horrors* converts to Christianity and is VERY GRATEFUL to no longer go through life in a drug induced haze where the spirits tell him to slaughter the neighboring tribe for the last depredation in their ongoing feud. Because, of course, the history of Christianity is the history of world peace....
• Doctor What commented on Uncontacted tribe in Amazon
  I wonder what they would do if we sent R2D2 in there???...
• arkizzle / Moderator commented on Uncontacted tribe in Amazon
  DoctorWhat You could probably get as much of a reaction if you showed them your laptop, or a video camera.. or indeed, a book. "It's the book, you see. It tells him what to say. Magic."...
• Takuan commented on Uncontacted tribe in Amazon
  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080619-uncontacted-tribe.html...