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I...do not know. Spriteling Send a noteboard - 07/04/2010 07:18:13 AM
I saw this on a YouTube video and wanted to ask you guys.

If you could change 1 thing in history, what would you change, and how do you think that that would affect things?


So often changing one thing would have crazy many unintended consequences that our change could be just as bad as what had originally happened. It's a tough choice.
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I know I just did a survey, but this was too good to pass up. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:44:15 AM 853 Views
Myself: World War I. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:45:57 AM 723 Views
I don't think it's that simple. Joel - 07/04/2010 12:57:16 AM 675 Views
I see your point. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:02:33 AM 667 Views
Sometimes sooner is better than later. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:10:11 AM 648 Views
True. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:14:45 AM 622 Views
True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:36:07 AM 627 Views
*nods* A small war is usually preferable to a big war. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:49:06 AM 627 Views
Re: True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. snoopcester - 07/04/2010 10:48:49 AM 634 Views
I had a teacher with an interesting theory related to that LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:57:49 AM 515 Views
Well, at this time, it was pretty well accepted that Russia wasn't exactly a techinical power. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:04:35 AM 465 Views
The Plague MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 12:52:33 AM 604 Views
Re: The Plague LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:05:35 AM 500 Views
He must be talking about a different plague, but I'm not sure which one, either. *NM* Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:37:32 AM 383 Views
Maybe; there were episodic plague epidemics before and after that time. Joel - 07/04/2010 02:05:18 AM 664 Views
I am talking about one of the plagues not THE plague MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 02:50:25 AM 603 Views
Re: I am talking about one of the plagues not THE plague lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:45:26 PM 595 Views
I'm so glad you have the time and inclination to type up these replies. *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:09:22 AM 381 Views
...? lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:51:14 PM 513 Views
Sounds like he was thanking you for saving him the effort of writing a similar reply. *NM* Legolas - 08/04/2010 09:28:55 PM 400 Views
If that is the case, then great *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 09:30:51 PM 354 Views
OK, think this one's been pretty thoroughly covered in my absence. Joel - 13/04/2010 11:51:16 AM 658 Views
The spread of Christianity LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:55:29 AM 684 Views
Huh. Wild to think about. *NM* LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:06:44 AM 386 Views
Re: The spread of Christianity lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:47:06 PM 499 Views
Re: The spread of Christianity Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:29:17 AM 520 Views
Why would that have an impact on Judaism? Kronin al'Sulc - 08/04/2010 01:40:47 PM 600 Views
Re: Why would that have an impact on Judaism? Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:42:25 PM 432 Views
But wasn't Christianity the inspiration for a whole era of art? *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 08/04/2010 01:41:34 PM 461 Views
Re: But wasn't Christianity the inspiration for a whole era of art? Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:44:36 PM 649 Views
precisely. LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:37:26 PM 622 Views
sorry, didn't see that Lorraine already addressed this. *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:55:00 PM 381 Views
The product of Christian inspiration was heavily Hellenistic in origin... lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:54:12 PM 496 Views
The Partition of India, 1947... *NM* BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 12:59:32 AM 383 Views
Any paticular reason why? *NM* LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:34:54 AM 380 Views
Agreed. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 07/04/2010 01:59:02 AM 501 Views
The destruction of the Great Library. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:02:59 AM 576 Views
Internet spam sucks indeed. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:08:23 AM 675 Views
We'll never know; makes for fascinating speculative fiction. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:13:49 AM 628 Views
This whole topic is wild, it's something I sometimes think about. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:17:50 AM 607 Views
Ya, that's what makes history so gripping. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:19:54 AM 704 Views
I don't know if that's really true... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:39:51 AM 622 Views
It wouldn't have been as sudden or extreme. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:58:39 AM 661 Views
"Joel captures Alexandria! The Great Library is destroyed!" *NM* moondog - 07/04/2010 01:08:35 AM 253 Views
NOOOO1111 Joel - 07/04/2010 01:11:33 AM 536 Views
A shame. It's one of the better ones, too. *NM* BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 01:14:20 AM 382 Views
Not in the first two Civs. Joel - 07/04/2010 01:22:43 AM 470 Views
Civ, i love that game... MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 03:01:13 AM 575 Views
Yeah that's one of the small annoying things BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 07:34:52 AM 465 Views
An interesting point MalkierKnight - 07/04/2010 02:57:03 AM 632 Views
That's usually my reply to this question too *NM* ironclad - 07/04/2010 11:42:55 AM 355 Views
It's crazy to think that the human knowledge base doubles every 2 years... lyringlas - 07/04/2010 08:49:28 PM 466 Views
Literacy and communication have literally made a world of difference. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:25:45 AM 560 Views
if the giant meteor hadn't destroyed the dinosaurs... moondog - 07/04/2010 01:10:42 AM 535 Views
"FOR" global warming? Now there's a phrase I never thought I'd here! LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 01:16:04 AM 458 Views
The spread of Islam Dragonsoul - 07/04/2010 01:26:11 AM 639 Views
oh aren't you clever. *NM* LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 01:47:13 AM 363 Views
There's such a thing as being right for the wrong reasons, though I'm not sure he is. Joel - 07/04/2010 02:12:14 AM 448 Views
Wikipedia is of course not a scholarly source, but all the same... Legolas - 07/04/2010 11:57:01 AM 608 Views
Fair enough. Joel - 07/04/2010 12:51:16 PM 598 Views
I read the Bernard Lewis article referred to at Wikipedia... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:19:03 PM 585 Views
So it's borrowed propaganda. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:30:39 AM 566 Views
Re: The spread of Islam Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:24:31 AM 672 Views
Haha, are you kidding? Dragonsoul - 08/04/2010 07:59:39 PM 439 Views
Re: Haha, are you kidding? Camilla - 08/04/2010 08:50:33 PM 425 Views
Ask yourself the question... Legolas - 08/04/2010 09:33:33 PM 442 Views
I don't see the connection. BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:49:46 PM 622 Views
Re: I don't see the connection. Camilla - 08/04/2010 08:51:21 PM 483 Views
I'd better not touch this one ßelals Girl - 07/04/2010 03:12:00 AM 650 Views
The spread of Judaism. Great Lord of Chaos - 07/04/2010 04:30:37 AM 575 Views
Re: The spread of Judaism. BlackAdder - 07/04/2010 07:31:02 AM 519 Views
I...do not know. Spriteling - 07/04/2010 07:18:13 AM 509 Views
A lot of times, you change one thing, and everything changes- even the things you don't think about. LordPerrin - 07/04/2010 12:26:51 PM 472 Views
Amusing that the underlying expectation seems to be more along political history lines Larry - 07/04/2010 12:56:49 PM 695 Views
Considering the way history is taught, is it surprising? *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:11:03 AM 343 Views
Nope, not really Larry - 08/04/2010 10:24:54 AM 603 Views
Here's one that'll be more to your liking... Legolas - 08/04/2010 10:40:53 AM 446 Views
Yes Larry - 08/04/2010 10:52:11 AM 584 Views
Re: Here's one that'll be more to your liking... Camilla - 08/04/2010 11:58:27 AM 478 Views
Uh... Larry - 08/04/2010 12:11:14 PM 631 Views
Re: Uh... Camilla - 08/04/2010 12:15:20 PM 652 Views
The Devil is always in the details Larry - 08/04/2010 12:29:25 PM 599 Views
Re: The Devil is always in the details Camilla - 08/04/2010 12:32:34 PM 388 Views
Not really Larry - 08/04/2010 01:07:57 PM 559 Views
Re: Not really Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:10:16 PM 474 Views
Only to a degree Larry - 08/04/2010 01:27:22 PM 573 Views
Re: Only to a degree Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:30:12 PM 688 Views
I was into cultural and religious history Larry - 08/04/2010 01:38:24 PM 577 Views
Re: I was into cultural and religious history Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:41:31 PM 454 Views
Ha! Larry - 08/04/2010 01:49:23 PM 610 Views
Re: Ha! Camilla - 08/04/2010 01:51:28 PM 432 Views
I'm really sleep deprived... Larry - 08/04/2010 02:13:20 PM 731 Views
Re: I'm really sleep deprived... Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:19:07 PM 484 Views
Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:52:59 PM 578 Views
Interesting fact of the day for you two... Legolas - 08/04/2010 02:45:15 PM 470 Views
I know Camilla - 08/04/2010 02:46:41 PM 606 Views
It was nice being a "threadkiller" of a different sort Larry - 08/04/2010 10:08:34 PM 479 Views
Quote Pyramids of Destiny FTL *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 10:16:21 PM 369 Views
Since, surprisingly, no one's pointed it out yet, prehistory/=history. Joel - 13/04/2010 09:52:19 AM 575 Views
me being born mega rich *NM* random thoughts - 07/04/2010 02:15:34 PM 478 Views
Joanie Loves Chachi. Tigr - 07/04/2010 03:42:56 PM 532 Views
worse than "afterMASH"?? *NM* moondog - 07/04/2010 03:50:10 PM 338 Views
Worse than "Joey" ? *NM* TaskmasterJack - 07/04/2010 06:48:25 PM 362 Views
If you remember Joanie loves Chachi, you might be too old? StarrBecca - 08/04/2010 12:00:34 AM 464 Views
Re: I know I just did a survey, but this was too good to pass up. lyringlas - 07/04/2010 09:04:02 PM 485 Views
Science getting on the ball in the 40's and making superhumans *NM* fistofpainx - 08/04/2010 05:31:34 AM 412 Views
The spread of peanut butter and jelly. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:12:21 AM 628 Views
I think two spreads that would be better to eliminate would be marmite and vegemite (sp). Avendesora - 08/04/2010 05:30:26 PM 592 Views
The Bread of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:12:51 AM 620 Views
The dead of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:13:34 AM 609 Views
The thread of Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:14:15 AM 552 Views
The head of [Roman Catholic] Christianity. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:15:21 AM 584 Views
You completely missed the "pick 1" part of the question, didn't you? *NM* Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:26:23 AM 369 Views
Well, techinically, I never said that you couldn't make multible posts, each discussing 1 thing. *NM* LordPerrin - 08/04/2010 05:36:37 PM 343 Views
I'm fairly sure he was just mocking someone's earlier post "just thought it would be interesting..." *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 08:06:56 PM 345 Views
I'm pretty sure of that too. *NM* LordPerrin - 08/04/2010 08:33:46 PM 349 Views
...it's pretty interesting *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 08:35:47 PM 408 Views
just as you thought it would be? *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:44:49 PM 344 Views
My parody. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:41:29 PM 561 Views
Re: My parody. Camilla - 09/04/2010 07:29:19 AM 639 Views
The 1987 Rugby World Cup Final Colonel Logain - 13/04/2010 12:23:17 PM 640 Views
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