Sentinelese kill American John Allen Chau; tribesmen known for shooting outsiders with bows and arro

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  1. Aleksander Ulyanov

    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

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    Hey, you ever been whacked with a bow?
     
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    It is unlikely our ignorant presuppositions about the universe are correct. Perhaps there was some being who got it all going, but I don't think that's necessary given our advances in understanding Quantum Mechanics. I think Naturalism is the only way to have an evidence based worldview, because that is clearly what we inhabit. The purports to special revelation and creation are myths, there is no benign deity as described in any holy book at least. The absurdities and horrors of reality make such worldviews look pathetic.
     
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    No moral based arguments on why anyone deserves healthcare or public supplied housing either.

    Everyone needs to keep their values and beliefs to themselves
     
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    fyi, the theory of evolution is about life on earth, it has nothing to do with the universe.
     
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    Your "sense" is far from common and Evolution requires no luck. Circular reasoning is unfortunately too common in the Christian defense mindset however.

    Evolution exists because I do...so there.
     
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    Never.
    Now not that it would not hurt, but as an archer, I would prefer dropping the deer with an arrow.
     
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    They haven't yet adopted the 2nd Amendment.

    As far as "bows" killing him?

    Be could've been strangled with the bowstring.
     
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    Evolution does not preclude the existence of God.

    God does not decide where every mosquito flies to and who it bites.
    God does nor decide how every person whomis birn will behave.
    Do you think that God decided there should be a Hitler or a Stalin or a Pol Pot ?? I am not naive to believe such a thing.
     
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    The God of the old testament killed far more people than Satan did.
     
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    Bullets and arrows both fly. But guns don't kill people and bows don't kill people.
     
  12. Andrew Jackson

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    If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.

    So, there's that.:salute:
     
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    The God of the Old Yestament was a very cranky old guy.
     
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    The 2nd is merely a recognition of a natural right to self defense.

    Looks like they recognize it as well.
     
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    I wonder how they'll get the body.

    If they have a small group, they will all be killed in a great victory for the locals.
    If they bring in the army, they may have to shoot a bunch of them.

    Maybe if they put on a show of force on the beach, it will scare them.

    If they bring in a lot of people, airborn diseases may kill them anyways.


    It's touchy also, because it is an American body, so Americans have some responsibility But it is Indian property, so they may have to do it.


    It seems now the family wants the body.
     
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    You don't, why should anyone else?
     
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    I once heard about this island a while back. At first I thought it was an urban lengend or something that was true 50 or so years ago. But the stories- they are true but if they shot an arrow at him then why did he swim back to the islsnd, the next day?
     
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    It will be hard to make a decent crack with it. They don't have enough weight in the thong to get a good throw. Best way to get a decent one without dropping a hundred or better, is making one like in the video. If you are so inclined, a very fine one can be plaited from gutted paracord, referred to as a florida cow whip. I have not tried my hand at it yet.

     
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    He wanted that Darwin award, bad.
     
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    The government should tell his family that if they want the body go get it themselves because its stupid to risk soldiers lives to retrieve the corpse of a moron.
     
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    Sure, have the family go get him. It's Thanksgiving weekend, time for a big meal - and I'm sure that for this tribe the more Chau the better.
     
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    I wasn't the one who got off on deriding this man for sharing his
     
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    Funny that the people who were killed biking in the Middle East were doing what they loved, but that didn't stop stop ignorant righty's from bashing them endlessly. This guy died trying to spread religion to people who didn't want it in a place he knew was dangerous. Why are you not bashing him instead of taking idiotic pot shots at Democrats?
     
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    You preach your moral **** daily on this forum.
     
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