A time machine would allow us to go back and examine the oral record from pre-written history too.
Geno
and observe what really happened, and stick our fingers in and change things, and come to a present that would be completely unfamiliar.
well, we're smarter now right? Smart phones even.
Perhaps we could arrange it so the world is still familiar but all the silliness is gone. Evolution could be written into holy books maybe?
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)