Cosmo Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 What do you think the most significant event in history would be for a time traveler? There's quite a lot that has happened throughout history, but I imagine that if I were sitting at some time traveler tracking station, I'd see clusters around specific happenings throughout our past. Some of those would be obvious - 9/11, the assassination of Lincoln or JFK, events in religion like The Flood or the birth of Christ, things like that. Outside of the obvious ones, what do you think those hotspots would be? If not a specific event, years or eras work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 How about the beginning of humanity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Or the years of the earth without human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 How about the beginning of humanity? What date/location would you type in for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I don't know the date of the beginning of the humanity but I would type somewhere in Europe i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) The entire World War II atrocity, tribal ethnic cleansing in Africa and the Balkans in the 90's must rate as low points in our timeline as a collective humanity. leaving a worse and more insecure world for our kids than what we grew up in. These are events that time travellers will probably judge us on. Maybe society can learn to make a difference now by exercising less bias, more appreciation. That's what we ALL here at the TTI - to make better futures, fix pasts and hopefully learn. Edited February 3, 2022 by non sequitur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non sequitur Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I don't know the date of the beginning of the humanity but I would type somewhere in Europe i guess Humanity started when we started to cared about each other. That day is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 That's what we ALL here at the TTI - to make better futures, fix pasts and hopefully learn. I don't think that we can fix pasts but I am sure that we can make better futures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Humanity started when we started to cared about each other. That day is now. An interesting perspective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicalfan626 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I don't think that we can fix pasts but I am sure that we can make better futures. I on the other hand believe it is possible to change the past. The past, present, and future are all illusions and are relative depending on the individual. Having said that, if it's impossible to change the past, it's also impossible to change the future. And if it is possible to change the future, it's also possible to change the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I don't know the date of the beginning of the humanity but I would type somewhere in Europe i guess I'm sure calculating exact locations will progressively get more difficult the further back you go, considering Earth once consisted of a single supercontinent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I on the other hand believe it is possible to change the past. The past, present, and future are all illusions and are relative depending on the individual. Having said that, if it's impossible to change the past, it's also impossible to change the future. And if it is possible to change the future, it's also possible to change the past. It can be possible, yes. I believe that everything is possible. But if you ask to me, we shouldn't change the past. Why, cause if there is something that has happened, it happened because it had to happen. You chose once the things you live now. And if you change the past you can't imagine what could happen. I have terrible memories. Before, I would give my everything to forget them. Because if they hadn't happened, I wouldn't be having tantrums, I wouldn't have panic attacks, I wouldn't be out of breath every day because of my heart squeezing. These are all things from my past. But my past has taught me a lot. I try to go back every day and learn from my experiences. I know the memories I have (doesn't matter bad or good), makes me the person I am now. In a movie there was scene, they traveled to the past only to change one thing, just one thing. They've tried so many times, but they still couldn't stop that thing from happening. Just don't try to change past, learn from the past. It would be the biggest mistake humanity will ever make. Trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulaJedi Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 What do you think the most significant event in history would be for a time traveler? There's quite a lot that has happened throughout history, but I imagine that if I were sitting at some time traveler tracking station, I'd see clusters around specific happenings throughout our past. Some of those would be obvious - 9/11, the assassination of Lincoln or JFK, events in religion like The Flood or the birth of Christ, things like that. Outside of the obvious ones, what do you think those hotspots would be? If not a specific event, years or eras work too. The signing of the Declaration of Independence 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicalfan626 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 It can be possible, yes. I believe that everything is possible. But if you ask to me, we shouldn't change the past. Why, cause if there is something that has happened, it happened because it had to happen. You chose once the things you live now. And if you change the past you can't imagine what could happen. I have terrible memories. Before, I would give my everything to forget them. Because if they hadn't happened, I wouldn't be having tantrums, I wouldn't have panic attacks, I wouldn't be out of breath every day because of my heart squeezing. These are all things from my past. But my past has taught me a lot. I try to go back every day and learn from my experiences. I know the memories I have (doesn't matter bad or good), makes me the person I am now. In a movie there was scene, they traveled to the past only to change one thing, just one thing. They've tried so many times, but they still couldn't stop that thing from happening. Just don't try to change past, learn from the past. It would be the biggest mistake humanity will ever make. Trust me. I respect your personal opinion on changing the past, but don't hold your breath that doing so would always be bad. I'm pretty sure history wasn't intended to consistently repeat itself. Also, whatever movie you saw might be supporting misconception(s) about the philosophy/logic of changing the past. Truth is stranger than fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 The signing of the Declaration of Independence That would be a cool one. Did it happen as depicted in paintings, with witnesses? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I respect your personal opinion on changing the past, but don't hold your breath that doing so would always be bad. I'm pretty sure history wasn't intended to consistently repeat itself. Also, whatever movie you saw might be supporting misconception(s) about the philosophy/logic of changing the past. Truth is stranger than fiction. I understand you but still something in my heart and in my mind tells me that it is not right to change past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicalfan626 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I understand you but still something in my heart and in my mind tells me that it is not right to change past. Then we can agree to disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Then we can agree to disagree. Yeah we can, but the truth will be revealed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicalfan626 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Yeah we can, but the truth will be revealed. Yeah, the truth shall set you free! Although I'm not sure whether or not "Should the past be changed?" is an open-ended question. Open-ended questions are out there you know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulaJedi Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 That would be a cool one. Did it happen as depicted in paintings, with witnesses? [ATTACH type=full" alt="1643997258484.png]1010[/ATTACH] I'm pretty sure they wouldn't allow women in at the time, so the time traveler would have to be male and really clever getting in. Wait, there's a guy with a cowboy hat. LOL..... wtf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 I'm pretty sure they wouldn't allow women in at the time, so the time traveler would have to be male and really clever getting in. Wait, there's a guy with a cowboy hat. LOL..... wtf? That's one of the time travelers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicalfan626 Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I'm pretty sure they wouldn't allow women in at the time, so the time traveler would have to be male and really clever getting in. Wait, there's a guy with a cowboy hat. LOL..... wtf? I'm not so sure about that. The Founding Fathers believed in individual liberty and equal rights for all people if I'm not mistaken. Unless there was a prevailing belief at that time that women were inferior to men. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 I'm pretty sure they wouldn't allow women in at the time, so the time traveler would have to be male and really clever getting in. Wait, there's a guy with a cowboy hat. LOL..... wtf? And that's the problem, there is no woman in that room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janewormhole Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Unless there was a prevailing belief at that time that women were inferior to men. They still believe that women is inferior to men. And that is why we are not making any progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 Nudging this back on topic. Something I think would attract a lot of travelers are disasters or times of chaos in general... Terrorist attacks, battles in war, bridges collapsing, etc. Lots to investigate and witness, but that feels a bit like browsing 4chan. A kind of hyperrealism magnifying on the worst aspects of humanity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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