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Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
But we all knew that already.
Is it not possible we were having two conversations at the same time?
Crimson Idol
Caveman
They are, you just have to read between the lines.
Between Perun and I you can get a pretty comprehensive history education here.
I'm sorry, we're just a figment of your imagination, so you'll have to figure that out on your own.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
If you could be any historical figure who would you be and why?
to whom is that posed? Or is it a general question?
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
It's a general question so anyone can answer, but it's mainly directed towards our resident historians.
I guess there's a lot of stuff I'd like to *see* but not so much I'd like to *do*. And there is a real difference there. For example, I'd be interested in seeing the rise of the Roman Empire from the ashes of the Republic, but I don't much fancy being stabbed in the back by Marcus Junius Brutus.
Of all the achievements in human history and lives lived, that is quite the list, but I would narrow it to a few pretty quickly, and they're not ones you'd expect from me.
Neil Armstrong
Albert Einstein
Ludwig von Beethoven
Theodore Roosevelt (OK, he's awesome.)
Tacitus
Haiyun
Why? Because these people did or saw amazing things, but yet had good, long, full lives.
Of all the achievements in human history and lives lived, that is quite the list, but I would narrow it to a few pretty quickly, and they're not ones you'd expect from me.
Neil Armstrong
Albert Einstein
Ludwig von Beethoven
Theodore Roosevelt (OK, he's awesome.)
Tacitus
Haiyun
Why? Because these people did or saw amazing things, but yet had good, long, full lives.
I can't even imagine the coolness of standing on the moon looking at the Earth.
I remain sad that we've only sent a dozen men to do so. Soon, probably by the end of this decade, the experience of exploring another world will be gone from living memory.
Imagine if Columbus came to the New World and no Cabot, no Cartier, no Vespucci followed in his footsteps?
Imagine if Columbus came to the New World and no Cabot, no Cartier, no Vespucci followed in his footsteps?
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
I'm sure the Natives would have been gutted if nobody else had followed.
Hey man, I'm gonna sound cold when I say this, but 90% of the damage Europeans did to the Native populations was done by disease that Columbus's brief contact brought on. The remaining 10% was just killing everyone left.
What I'm saying is it would be a far, far, far different world.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
And far, far better for the 10% who were left. 
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who likes precision.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
And far, far better for the 10% who were left.
What? Are you saying they were better off with whiskey and without gold?
I could do without either. 