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  1. WI: Earlier Trans-Sahara Camel Caravans

    Sailing north along the Sahara's west coast is difficult. The winds and currents are strongly against you. Volto do mar requires sophisticated navigation and ship building.
  2. What if Osama bin Laden died in the Soviet-Afghan War?

    Off the top of my head, the POD could easily change the first WTC bombing, the bombing of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and the bombing of USS Cole. Butterflying a few hundred votes in Florida doesn't take much. He campaigned heavily on the US not being the world's police force and...
  3. WI non-trinitarian Christian denominations were historically much bigger?

    Had the Ottomans held Hungary longer, the Hungarian Unitarians could have grown bigger. And, no, they would not necessarily unite with other Christians against Muslims. Indeed, they may see the Muslims as protectors against other Christian powers.
  4. Effects of a country owning both sides of the Rio Grande river (Mexico or USA)

    Are you including their Mexican counterparts? El Paso-Ciudad Juarez is pushing 3 million. That's larger then a dozen US states. Brownsville-Matamoros is more then a million.
  5. What if Jesus became the Roman emperor?

    Others have pointed out that this is a fringe position, but no one provided any resources. History for Atheists does a thorough evaluation of Jesus Mythicism: https://historyforatheists.com/jesus-mythicism/
  6. WI: Julian survived

    Paganism was not doomed, but keep in mind that Julian was not your typical pagan. He wanted to redefine and control the pagan system. It is not clear that his reforms would be accepted by the pagan establishment. If the reforms do go through, there could be theological disputes rivaling OTL's...
  7. WI: Iraq withdraws troops from Kuwait

    UN resolutions required the unconditional withdrawal. Kuwait is not going to concede anything.
  8. Religion with no Jesus

    Religions rarely remain unchanged. They didn't before Jesus, and they won't after.
  9. Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes VI (Do Not Post Current Politics or Political Figures Here)

    Steelers favored in game between the Cardinals and Patriots?
  10. Can (guided/rocket-assisted) naval gunfire still be effective after 1945?

    Guided, rocket assisted shell is approaching the definition of a missile. Sure. Do you have the necessary data about the shell and rocket?
  11. Martin Luther killed after the Diet of Worms

    Malancthon becomes the leader of the movement. I don't know if he has the personality for it.
  12. What if Apple (the tech company) never existed?

    The IBM Selectric electric typewriter had allowed changeable fonts since 1961. On the software side, Metafont allowed switching fonts in TeX around 1979. (There may be earlier examples.) Having a word processor do it is not a an earth-shaking innovation.
  13. If World War 2 doesn't happen, how long would Japan have held onto Korea and Taiwan?

    If they can get out of China, perhaps with an 'independent' Manchukuo and some trade concessions, Japan would hold both as long as they are willing.
  14. Western Orthodox Christianity?

    Differences between which groups? Arians and modern Unitarians? Arians believed in three distinct and separate persons, Father, Son, and Spirit. The Son, while not equal to the Father, was not a creature, but the means by which all (including time) was created. This is not really compatible with...
  15. Western Orthodox Christianity?

    No. Neither are JW nor any significant modern group.
  16. What would America look like today if Reconstruction hadn't been abandoned?

    Will Reconstruction be extended to the North?
  17. A Yellow Lys on Azure Main

    Why are the official languages English and French? The alliance is headquartered in Berlin, and it looks like England isn't even a member.
  18. Map Thread XIX

    Take out the Swiss lakes.
  19. WI: Eastern Roman capital is moved to Alexandria in a non-Arab Caliphate scenario

    And Alexandria, along with all of Roman Egypt, was conquered. That's far worse than being 'dangerously isolated'. I really can not see anyone in Constantinople saying, 'Whoa, that was close. The city was besieged but held. We'd better move to capital to that city that was actually conquered...
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