You, 0 A.D.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

I'd invent a bunch of shit they don't have yet, make a fortune, and live a comfortable life of awesomeness.

[Adam Jensen]

Bunch a people wanna go see if Jesus is real? Screw that. I'm going to Rome to hang out with the Romans.

[Flaks]

I'd try to get my bearing, remember my history books and travel the world eventually settling down where he was.

[Deleted]

If I would get there in exactly the same spot I am now? Probably drowning (see my location). I would love to try and introduce some modern inventions or something, but my lack of Latin skills would probably get in the way.

[Catta]

Become the greatest doctor of the time!

And probably find out how to make penicillin...

And then pass it on. And of course make a prophecy concerning my own future birth!

[notorious98]

Everybody would be labeled a heretic or a witch and be burned alive, crucified, or stoned to death. There would be little tolerance for the weirdo, crazy asshole trying to change society in such ridiculous ways. Your best bet would be to find a cave, try to become a survivalist, and attempt to stay away from any real society for as long as possible.

[Deleted]

The Greeks already used steam engines, so while it may not have seen widespread use, the technology was known.

Did they? What prevented the industrial revolution from happening 2000 years earlier?

[Mechazod]

Start a cult.

[Tierbook]

Did they? What prevented the industrial revolution from happening 2000 years earlier?

i thought some guy in Alexandria invented the steam engine... and then the romans burned it with the great library when they got there.....

Edit: hmm nevermind the library may have existed at this time or it may have been burned by Julius ceaser in BC48 if it existed i would try to get there by any means necessary in order to save that knowledge

[Khraine]

Did they? What prevented the industrial revolution from happening 2000 years earlier?

Lack of British empire

[Deleted]

So many kids thinking saying "I'd rape Mary" or "I'd kill a little baby Jesus" is cool and/or edgy. Just so we're clear: you're saying you're gonna rape a 13 year old virgin girl, or that you're gonna murder a newborn.

First thing: there's no "0 AD". There's 1 BC, and then 1 AD straight after it.

Also, if I ended up where I currently am, I'm gonna end up in a rather barbarous area full of people who think killing that which looks odd is perfectly acceptable (so I guess they're a lot like the commenters I mentioned above). That means one thing: the moment I open my mouth, I get killed.

[Deleted]

An interesting concept:P You, right at this moment get transported to 0 AD. You have zero time to prepare, you cant take anything with you. You also have no idea how this happened and no way back.

How would you deal with the situation? Would you try to pass on the modern knowledge, possible changing history? Would you even know enough to pass something on? (you might know that computers cars etc. are possible but wouldnt know how to make them so you might end up being burned on the cross like a heretic).

So what would you do it this happened to you?

I'd teach medicine most likely, and live happily ever after off the land.

[Puri]

Even if there was no language barrier, I doubt I could contribute anything, neither technical nor social.
The principal concepts of democracy was already known then, and especially in rome it was already in place. Elections, separation of power, all was known then.

And what could I create technically? Perhaps a simple steam machine. But who could create stable enough pressure vessels then?
I couldn't even create the most simplest things, like soap. I even know how you create it (since we did it in school), but how do I get NaOH that I can buy now in every drugstore now?
I don't know how to farm, or to survive in the forrest - at least in the winter.

There is no way to prove that I am from "the future", they would say I am nuts.

So overall seen, I would be pretty lost.

[Deleted]

Thinking again if I somehow magically got knowledge of the language of the time and ended up somewhere semi-relevant, I would try to make my way to Palestine. But not to rape barely pubescent girls or murder newborn infants - to meet Jesus. To learn what was he really like. If he turned out to be a cool guy, warn him about the kind of shit his followers will get into and what kind of insults rebellious teenagers are gonna throw at him because of their religious parents. If he was a dick, I'd turn to Greece and pretend to be the son of a sun god and make my own religion which will probably turn out better.

[Deleted]

Try to survive with my knowledge without getting me killed by cheruskian german tribes in the middle of nowhere, see the mighty romans lose the battle of Varus and try to enlighten as many people as possible, driving time faster then it actually took pace.

Technologically speaking, not believe.

[Deleted]

So many kids thinking saying "I'd rape Mary" or "I'd kill a little baby Jesus" is cool and/or edgy. Just so we're clear: you're saying you're gonna rape a 13 year old virgin girl, or that you're gonna murder a newborn.

First thing: there's no "0 AD". There's 1 BC, and then 1 AD straight after it.

Also, if I ended up where I currently am, I'm gonna end up in a rather barbarous area full of people who think killing that which looks odd is perfectly acceptable (so I guess they're a lot like the commenters I mentioned above). That means one thing: the moment I open my mouth, I get killed.

So you wouldn't kill one person to save the death and persecution of millions? Just because it's a child?

[Reeve]

So you wouldn't kill one person to save the death and persecution of millions? Just because it's a child?

Honestly, if it weren't Christianity, it would have been something else. Just as soon as someone came up with the idea of "convert to my religion or burn in hell for all eternity" it was only a matter of time before that took over from more polytheistic traditions more accepting of differences.

[hulkgor]

We really should change the name of Earth to Terra.

Earth is already named Terra in some languages, Portuguese for example. But atm we're called "terraqueos" instead of "terrans", we gotta fix that!

I'd probably go to some remote location and make use of some knowledge but wouldn't go insane with it. Or i'd just be killed by bandits in the first hours, who knows

[Simulacrum]

This thread reminds me of this TED talk:

[Deleted]

How would you deal with the situation?

I'd kill myself. Or become a Roman.