User blog comment:Ralok/Alternate Pasts/@comment-32656-20120510075345/@comment-32656-20120526065147

Yes, yes you did mention changing history. Hell, it's in the original blog post.

Actually, it would be different.

And, no. The gun model, and even the exact gun are a known fact. It is currently on display in Ford's Theatre, as it has been for decades.

No, that's not what it hinges on. But it's the only thing I need to prove the theory wrong. Verbatim.

You're also missing, btw, that history does get recorded - and will have an impact at that point. Whether or not it survives into the present is irrelevant.

And I bet the textbook also claimed that the Greeks did it, or a later version of it was changed to that. But that's a load of bunk too. American textbooks are really, really, bad. simple truth, unfortunately.

The two quoted examples have a host of different things that could result.

The Rock v.s. Frog tripping? Think about it. If he fails to trip over the rock, someone else might - or it could have another effect, or even get ground into gravel and have a problem there. A turtle? Could kill it, traumatize it, injure it, or weaken it. Such things make it easier to kill, remove it from the food chain, or other things. Other creatures could go hungry and die, or worse. Heck, someone else could trip over it. Maybe the lack of a turtle causes someone to not be interested in them. Who knows? The potential impact is tremendous.

The Lincoln gun? Not only, as stated, is the exact gun in a museum, but different guns have different effects. No two guns are alike, though brand-new ones are similar. And used guns aren't even close. Powder buildups, slight warpings, slightly different aiming, etc. There's a reason why every gun is unique. And different models/makes? Different sizes, aiming, calibers, you name it.

Every single action has an equal and opposite reaction. Just the way life is. Chaos theory at its finest. Just as killing a butterfly could have impact on the other side of earth, so would anything else.

So, not only is there no question as to there being a different historical record, but the tiny change could have tremendous other impact. This "theory" is false.