Theoretically Killing Off One Person In History.

[OneOfTheMichael's]

So this is basically a Off-topic thread for the hell of it, discussing these simple questions.
If you could kill/erase-from-existence a single person in history, who would it be and what would be the consequences of that choice?

It's basically a thread to get you thinking and have some fun at the same time.

For example: Killing a historical figure affecting history itself. Or erasing-from-existence a person from your life only affecting.

ex) Killing off Einstein, Thus deleting mankinds discovery of the atomic bomb, theory of relativity, etc. Potentially prolonging USAs fight with Japan, and/or changing the outcome of the war entirely.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

inb4 Hitler

I'd kill off this person [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view], because he's a prick.

 

[Pandalisk]

I'd go waaay back in time when humanity is in it's infancy and kill some random monkey-dude and see the Butterfly Effect in action.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

My Great-Grandfather.

Just to see what would happen.

 

[Eddie the head]

inb4 Hitler

I'd kill of this person [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view], because he's a prick.

I know I hate that guy, Screw him!

Ok lets see if anyone falls for it.

 

[Strazdas]

thats a nice trick you tried there Oh well i dont know, i certainly woulnt go after people like hitler or stalin. Sure they would be nice to stop, but without we would have had others. they tough world some very important lessons.

I would kill the guy who invented alcohol. (lets assume it does nto get ivnented by another guy, come one its a fantasy thread okay?). sure there would be problems with medical practice at first due to alcohol being used as wound cleaning. however in the end world woudl ahve avoided so many conflicts both on large and small scale that we would have been much better. i mean for one half the world wount be drunk on christs blood to begin with

 

[capper42]

thats a nice trick you tried there Oh well i dont know, i certainly woulnt go after people like hitler or stalin. Sure they would be nice to stop, but without we would have had others. they tough world some very important lessons.

I would kill the guy who invented alcohol. (lets assume it does nto get ivnented by another guy, come one its a fantasy thread okay?). sure there would be problems with medical practice at first due to alcohol being used as wound cleaning. however in the end world woudl ahve avoided so many conflicts both on large and small scale that we would have been much better. i mean for one half the world wount be drunk on christs blood to begin with

I don't think alcohol was just invented. It most likely came about accidentally in ancient times when some fruit or something was left to ferment unintentionally. I mean, it happens naturally

 

[Mycroftian]

I would kill the guy who invented alcohol. (lets assume it does nto get ivnented by another guy, come one its a fantasy thread okay?). sure there would be problems with medical practice at first due to alcohol being used as wound cleaning. however in the end world woudl ahve avoided so many conflicts both on large and small scale that we would have been much better. i mean for one half the world wount be drunk on christs blood to begin with

Actually, a lot of people lend credence to the theory that alcohol is one of the reasons civilization even exists. People discovered you could ferment different plants into booze, but the problem is you had to tend the crops year round. Leading to agriculture and eventually life as we know it today

 

[kommando367]

Imma kill the guy that invented rail shooters.

 

[TJC]

Christopher columbus thus preventing (or at least slowing down) the colonialization of the American continents. Or at least the asshole that brought smallpox to the locals.

I imagine having one or more huge cultural hub on the other side of the Atlantic that rivals today's "western civilization" would actually be kinda beneficial to the world as a whole. (either that or we'd have more world wars... probably the latter :/)

 

[dangoball]

If we take Bible as a credible source of important guys in our history, then Adam! I mean why not? Just stay there and replace him. Eve is supposed to be the perfect woman, right? Would like to see that

If not, well, eh... I don't know, Kennedy? He got offed anyway, might as well put those conspiracy theories to rest.

 

[floppylobster]

Well nobody would miss Uwe Boll but what a waste of an opportunity. I'm going to have to go back and get rid of Jesus. I'd be interested to see the consequences of that.

 

[Bvenged]

So, do I go back in time and erase someone and then see the effects today, but in doing so create an alternate timeline, and once I'm done tampering and observing I can return back to this timeline? Can I do that?

If so, I'd erase Julius Caesar then see how the implications snowball throughout history. OR maybe do the same as [user]Pandalisk[/user] would do and erase some random monkey dude when the human population was only a few thousand. I'd also like to see what history would be like without Hitler or Stalin around.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Well, going off the fact that you have 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents and so on, you're effectively a direct descendant of pretty much anyone if you go back far enough. There's a pretty good chance you're killing off one of you greatx100 grandpa and that you're going to erase yourself and replace yourself with a slightly different you.
So you'd have to kill off someone quite recent, or make sure to map out your family history completely accurately.

Based on the fact that I'm too lazy to map my family history, I think I'd just get rid of one the current horrible dictators.

 

[CpT_x_Killsteal]

Go back and wait for Jesus to "resurrect" himself then kill him again dressed as Batman.
Why? Umm... I dunno, I'd just like to see the religious implications of such a thing.

 

[Odin311]

I like the idea of eliminating the first religion, with the hope of eliminating all religion...

 

[somonels]

inb4 Hitler

I'd kill off this person [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view], because he's a prick.

inb4 Hitler

I'd kill of this person [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view], because he's a prick.

I know I hate that guy, Screw him!

Ok lets see if anyone falls for it.

Your dad, B==D 0 your mom, ((o) _ O) you


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Stop messing with that.

Imma kill the guy that invented rail shooters.

You just erased the X-wing and Tie fighter arcade cabinets from history.

Imma go knock off the OP before he posted would have posted this pos.

 

[Strazdas]

I don't think alcohol was just invented. It most likely came about accidentally in ancient times when some fruit or something was left to ferment unintentionally. I mean, it happens naturally

Yes, fruits ferment, however the refinement method turning it into easily accessible drink was invented. Bears like to get drunk on bad fruit from time to time and visit cities though

Actually, a lot of people lend credence to the theory that alcohol is one of the reasons civilization even exists. People discovered you could ferment different plants into booze, but the problem is you had to tend the crops year round. Leading to agriculture and eventually life as we know it today

I am not aware of such theory. It makes no sense however. Food back then was more important, and crops meant food first and foremost. infact alcohol was not made from crops for long time. it used to be fruit or mead for a long while even with existing agriculture.

 

[waj9876]

If we take Bible as a credible source of important guys in our history, then Adam! I mean why not? Just stay there and replace him. Eve is supposed to be the perfect woman, right? Would like to see that

If we are assuming the Bible is correct, then Adam would be everyone's ancestor. Which means history would go down quite differently after you bang your great great great great etc. REALLY great grandmother. Possibly leading to the paradox of you killing him, replacing him, passing your genes on, and your descendant come back to kill you. With the same intention to replace you, and he would instead pass on HIS genes...repeat forever.