Everything changes, yet stays the same

PODS: a million flies in the middle of Africa dies. Those bugs had no effect anywhere, so do not change history at all. There, 1000000 PODs with OTL result. :rolleyes:


But seriously, if you believe in the butterfly effect, any changes means not OTL modern times.
 
PODS: a million flies in the middle of Africa dies. Those bugs had no effect anywhere, so do not change history at all. There, 1000000 PODs with OTL result. :rolleyes:


But seriously, if you believe in the butterfly effect, any changes means not OTL modern times.

I did not ask for OTL I asked for as close to OTL as possible.
 
There is a predisposition on this forum to believe in the butterfly effect, because its more fun. The other school of thought being the broader course of history is very difficult to change, no matter how many changes you make.

Take Communism for example, massive POD to create new politics, ideas, and culture. In the end most Communist countries reverted to pre-Communist systems. Butterflies may cause tornadoes, but they can't change the human condition.
 
There is a predisposition on this forum to believe in the butterfly effect, because its more fun. The other school of thought being the broader course of history is very difficult to change, no matter how many changes you make.

Take Communism for example, massive POD to create new politics, ideas, and culture. In the end most Communist countries reverted to pre-Communist systems. Butterflies may cause tornadoes, but they can't change the human condition.

No, but history is practically the epitome of a dynamic system, sensitive to initial state changes; it may have momentum but it would still look very different being replayed.
 

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If you keep the qb's (quantum butterflies), then maybe the trick is to do offsetting PoD's.

Frex - Jesus becomes a follower of JtB, JtB beheaded , sword becomes holy symbol - jesus then gathers the disciples to spread JtB's news, is beheaded by herod for heresy, etc.
 
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