If you could travel through time and change the past, what would you do?

[brigden]

You've just traveled through time to the time and place of your choice -- what would you do? Change the course of human history, or alter your own personal past?

 

[Bateluer]

Probably a whole lot of running.

 

[Kadarin]

Prevent the formation of Islam.

 

[Kadarin]

Probably a whole lot of running.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Prevent the formation of Islam.

Okay, and I'll prevent the formation of Christianity. Between us we will have done more to aid mankind than any other people in history.

 

[Bateluer]

Okay, and I'll prevent the formation of Christianity. Between us we will have done more to aid mankind than any other people in history.

Zeus demands you submit!

 

[MrPickins]

Prevent the formation of Islam.

You'd be doing the world of math and science a great disservice:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_the_medieval_Islamic_world


I'm not sure what I'd do, as I'd really have no way to know the long term ramifications.

It'd probably be something most people would think was frivolous, preventing the murder of Phil Hartman.

 

[purbeast0]

go back a week before my dad died unexpectedly and tell him to go to the doc

 

[GagHalfrunt]

You'd be doing the world of math and science a great disservice:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_the_medieval_Islamic_world

Considering what Islam does to stifle math and science now it's probably a wash or even a net gain.

And if we eliminate what Christianity did to hold back advancements in math and science the world would be a couple of hundred years ahead.

 

[manimal]

I would go back to go back to the future and bang martys mom



then I would go back to high school and bang your sister again

 

[Sonikku]

I would assassinate Eddie Murphy and stop Pluto Nash day from ever happening.

 

[KeithTalent]

Would probably go back and tell my parents not to bother, or maybe go back and kill Hitler. Would be a tough choice.

KT

 

[Onceler]

I would prevent the war of northern aggression. I would take with me all the hitory/strategy guide I had on the subject and try to warn Lee about the enemies strategy. I would also bring as many weapons(and ammo) as I could fit into my time machine.

 

[sourn]

I would go back with a vehicle (of course have it modded were it wouldn't need gasoline lol), and some guns with lots of ammo. Then I would get started on world domination!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I'd prevent humanity. Just looking at the ignorance in this thread makes me think it would be a good thing. Perhaps the dinosaurs should have had another chance.

 

[Braznor]

I will take a big book of science and hand it over to the smart, intelligent and well meaning people in the past and teach them how to build weapons first. :biggrin:

 

[Geekbabe]

I'd like to say I'd do something altruistic but my 1st thought was that I'd have gone back & purchased a metric shiat ton of Apple & Microsoft stock when it was cheap

 

[brianmanahan]

Would probably go back and tell my parents not to bother

sounds like depression, bro

you need to have that checked out

 

[blankslate]

I would prevent the war of northern aggression. I would take with me all the hitory/strategy guide I had on the subject and try to warn Lee about the enemies strategy. I would also bring as many weapons(and ammo) as I could fit into my time machine.

I would go back in time to stop you from preventing the North's War of Great Justice upon the Mr. Candies of the South....

Oh and I go to the future beforehand to bring back phaser like weapon that could be recharged by the sun to give the Honorable General Sherman who justly destroyed every piece of Southern infrastructure that he could.

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_tecumseh_sherman.html#qeIe7rSl0J87l3wz.99

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

If you could travel back in time you'd probably wipe out most of humanity with the common cold.

 

[klinc]

I would go back in time and use my knowledge of the stock market and horse racing to make billions. Then I would use it again with a sub and sink any ship trying to reach Africa

 

[Samienjeie]

Most plumbers are now registered with the appropriate licensing agency to deal with central heating systems which are powered by oil, natural gas and solid fuel in addition to the delivery systems and of course the sewerage disposal system. Most plumbers work hand in hand with builders, developers and architects to offer a seamless integration of all services.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Considering what Islam does to stifle math and science now it's probably a wash or even a net gain.

And if we eliminate what Christianity did to hold back advancements in math and science the world would be a couple of hundred years ahead.

Yes, if we had the complete works of Leonardo de Vinci we would be ahead... When one of his lost works was found it confirmed anatomical facts that were only rediscovered in the 1960's or there abouts...

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Most plumbers are now registered with the appropriate licensing agency to deal with central heating systems which are powered by oil, natural gas and solid fuel in addition to the delivery systems and of course the sewerage disposal system. Most plumbers work hand in hand with builders, developers and architects to offer a seamless integration of all services.

Epic first post... What's that got to do with time travel?

 

[Broheim]

I'm gonna get me some cavemen hookers :thumbsup: