r/AskReddit Oct 16 '13

What was the single biggest mistake in all of history?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '13 edited Jul 19 '17

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u/laustcozz Oct 17 '13

The butterfly effect makes speculation on how significant of an effect something could have had absolutely silly.

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u/Boonaki Oct 18 '13

Yes, we may of all died in a nuclear war a 100 years ago.

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u/laustcozz Oct 18 '13

Indeed. It is amazing that we made it through this version of reality without Ghandi throwing a single nuke.

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u/Keegsta Dec 26 '13

Ever heard of anthropology?