2006-08-31
10:15:16
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➔ History
I'll let Wikipedia elaborate for me. :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_history
"Virtual history, also referred to as counterfactual history, is a form of history which attempts to answer "what if" questions. It seeks to explore history and historical processes from the point of view of extrapolating a position in which certain key historical events did not happen or had an outcome which was different to that which did in fact occur. Most historians regard counterfactual history as sometimes entertaining, but not meeting the standards of mainstream historical research due to its speculative nature. It should be noted that virtual history is most emphatically NOT revisionist history, nor should it be confused with the genre of alternative history fiction."
2006-08-31
10:34:55 ·
update #1