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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4597443, member: 111387&quot;]&quot;It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the <b>one</b> that is able best to <b>adapt</b> and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Colossus Neronis found its&#039; demise in its&#039; own time as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>As more information comes to light, it is often necessary to revise historical accounts.&nbsp; As it turns out, explorers like Columbus weren&#039;t really the best human beings.&nbsp; In fact, a strong case could be made that Columbus was a terrible human being.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is now well accepted that he wasn&#039;t even the first European to discover the Americas.&nbsp; Evidence shows that distinction is due Eric &quot;The Red&quot; Erikkson (and/or his Viking brethren) some five centuries earlier than the sailor from Genoa.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reality is that a lot of the so-called &quot;great men of history&quot; were also deeply flawed individuals.&nbsp; Yet, it is usually the winners that write the history books.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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