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Hi jjj,
Many have tried to change the world in the past.
They would burn you at the stake for practicing sorcery. Women were not recognised to be knowledgable. To question the religous beliefs of the day was absolutely a no,no.
If you went back further in time, there were still some kind of ancient religions. Man has believed in some kind of higher being ever since spoken communication was developing.
It satisfies a psychological need. The need for an explanation of "Why is it so". People in the past had very little knowledge. The explanation of a volcano erupting was simply, "The fire (higher being) is angry."
Simple beliefs explained a lot. Now we have science which is providing quite plausable explanations. But to try to change people in the past would be near impossible.
Going back to Medieval Times, people are too stubborn to change.
Go back further, then they are not capable of any scientific concepts.
I can see good intentions by most, but I am convinced that it would be extremely difficult. Maybe an odd person in a crowd. Like Newton or Galileo. People like them had the mindset to question things and a thirst for knowledge.
However it definitely would be a truly interesting excercise and I'd like to be proven wrong.
Cheers
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