Re: virus: Re: my heart
Luree Dell-Bryan (luree@islandnet.com)
Thu, 26 Oct 95 11:28 PDT
>> >Have you considered that the Indians lived on this land for thousands of
>> years without polluting a stream, or destroying a rainforest, or causing the
>> extinction of any species. Perhaps their pagan gods were more benevolent
>> than your christian one?
>
>This is not completely true. There is evidence that many large
>herbivore species became
>extinct at the same time as the arrival of man in the Americas. The
>"Noble Savage" myth is somewhat exagerrated. Many native tribes have been
>guilty of excessive hunting and fishing once they had the technologoy to
>be able to do so.
>
>
>Duane Hewitt
>
Thank you. You are right. I guess any race that runs a thousand buffalo
off of a cliff just to get a bit of meat can't be considered
conservationists. Actually, this was just my attempt to bug a Christian
Fundamentalist who is concerned for my soul. I was hoping that David could
take care of him as he did so excellently with Fern Jeramiah.
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