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A podcaster I listen to said something that stuck with me. He doesn’t care who invented the light bulb. That would’ve happened anyway. What’s way more interest
by jmyeet 3y ago
A podcaster I listen to said something that stuck with me. He doesn’t care who invented the light bulb. That would’ve happened anyway.
What’s way more interesting is events that could’ve completely changed human history. Like if Julius Caesar lost in Gaul or the Persians had defeated the Greeks or the Mongols had invaded Europe.
On that list had to be what if Islam had spread throughout Europe? It very much could’ve at different points. Not just the Moors but later the Ottomans.
- satvikpendem 3y agoIs that podcaster Dan Carlin of Hardcore History? I recall him saying something similar, about the Great Man theory of history.
- SenAnder 3y ago> what if Islam had spread throughout Europe? For much of Europe, it did. If you take a look at the maps of various Islamic empires, there remains a fairly small part of Europe that was never ruled by them. Practically speaking, what is called 'Europe' today are just the parts that were never conquered, or were later retaken. The rest we call e.g. Turkey.
- xhkkffbf 3y agoI believe that Henry the Eighth was talking with some of the Muslim calliphates in Northern Africa around the time he broke from Rome. He could have gone Islamic but decided to set up his own church instead. Who knows how it would have worked out if he chose differently.