(27-07-2022, 08:23 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Australia, Ireland, Canada, USA, Africa, New Zealand,  no doubt many Asian nations have endured the same culture theft, genocide, ethic cleansing by colonisation. There can be no forgiveness, only acceptance and determination to do better.
And yet we still have missionaries. And permit them to go out into the world.
Excellent point - time to put a stop to missionaries, I think since  often they do more harm than good. Despite their alleged good intentions. And really, the very idea of forcing one's beliefs on others is repugnant.
You don't catch witches trying to impose their beliefs on anyone else.
Perhaps teaching comparative religions is the way to go, since some people apparently have a need for religion. I never really got that need for organised religion  but many have it.
(27-07-2022, 11:40 AM)Zurdo Wrote: It's always made good movies though - the British against these savage natives. America didn't need the British after they kicked them out...and so we grew up being fed Cowboys and Indians.  Yes, it spawned an entire movie genre which must have made a fortune for lots of people; I used to love cowboy movies when I was a kid.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)