User blog comment:Tbguy1992/My Theory/Opinion of Alternate History/@comment-10432262-20140527165354

Alright, here is what I think about the butterfly effect, FirstStooge's Holm theory and whatnot.


 * The butterfly effect in my opinion changes smaller things, like names. As stated on many pages, there is a nigh-infinite amount of combinations.
 * Moreover, said butterfly effect as far as I'm concerned should affect things on a sub-atomic level. The more the butterfly effect spreads, the larger the effect is. What I mean is sub-atomic>atomic>molecular>cellurar>tissue>organ>organ groups>organism> and then it goes whack.
 * Example A (Butterfly effect): A man eats fruit X instead of fruit Y. This has an effect on his organism, and depending on the food, possibly even his mood for a short time period. This could make him make decisions slightly different than he would have in OTL.
 * Conclusion: Depending on the size of the POD, the butterfly effect can be smaller or larger
 * Example B (Holm theory): A man spanks his child five times instead of four. The child cries a bit longer and then everything is more or less returning back to normal.
 * Conclusion: I really don't like this theory

My opion would be that we would still have people simillar to Hitler in an ATL, but those people wouldn't share his name, ancestry and maybe not even ethnicity. Insane people come in all shapes and sizes and with different facial hair.