Should we contact uncontacted tribes

Thanks, Con, for your response. But I'd like to show you why I disagree. You have given me three arguments, (a) that contacting other tribes may be dangerous for us, (b) that other nations may not be pleased with us getting involved in their issues, and (c) that we already have too much to worry about, so we shouldn't think about others. But you didn"t really talk about religion. Apart from religion, contacting these people may seem unprofitable. But religion is the most important part of everyone lives. Religion is why I have a hope to live, religion is why martyrs can sing as they are burned alive, and religion is sometimes why people commit suicide. It mean life or death. It has the most important role in everyone"s lives, and these people are not an exception. I believe that Christ would give them a new hope they have never had before, and that it would dramatically change their lives. But would it be for the better? To start out with, we should probably look at how they live. These people are not ignorant of religion. They have their own. They worship spirits which they claim to see in visions. "Shamans control these spirits by inhaling a hallucinogenic snuff called yakoana. Through their trance like visions, they meet the spirits or xapirip"."http://www.survivalinternational.org... "During the ritual, the men leave the Earth behind as they travel to the iwa, the domain of the forest spirits. They reach this place through a doorway that takes the form of a hunting shelter, a portal between worlds. The men take turns to enter, and as they reach the iwa they encounter the souls of their ancestors and the spirits of the forest." http://www.survivalinternational.org... And their everyday life is hard. Sometimes they starve, sometimes they are sick. "Cattle, goats and sheep are vital to most tribes" livelihood producing blood, milk, meat and hides"Cattle are highly valued and used in payment for bride wealth. They are an important defence against starvation when rains and crops fail. In certain seasons families travel to temporary camps to provide new grazing for herds, surviving on milk and blood from their cattle. The Bodi sing poems to favourite cattle."http://www.survivalinternational.org... "However, life is far from perfect. One in every two children born in the rainforest dies before their second birthday, and if they make it to forty years of age they are considered tribal elders. Most rainforest dwellers who make it through childhood tend to die from a disease trivial to western medicine." http://www.ypte.org.uk... So something needs to change for these people. They mainly need Jesus, but they also need medicine, food, and other things of that sort which we take for granted. But is that what they want? You say for most of them it"s not. But if these people are never contacted, how can they choose? It is like saying that a bird in a cage doesn"t want out. How can these people know what it is like in the world if they don"t have the chance? However, you did give some good reasons for why we should be cautious. (a) It could be dangerous for us. Yes, this is true, but I would say it is worth it. There are many dangerous things we do today that we all agree are worth it. Diseases carried by these tribes can be harmful, but it is still worth it. And yes, it could be dangerous for us to tell these people about Jesus, but since when has evangelisation been safe? There are certain risks you must take. (b) Other nations may not be pleased with us getting involved in their issues. Yes, were a nation to step in and deal with these tribes whether or not the local nation agrees would be unreasonable. But for a missionary to tell the tribes about Jesus should not cause a problem. (c) We already have too much to worry about so we shouldn't worry about others. That is why I am arguing for a few missionaries to go to these people, not all of out Western World to get together and decide exactly how we are going to help them. This doesn"t have to be a big deal. This doesn"t have to be another burden on the world's shoulders.