The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See
by Kenny Luna, North Babylon, NY on 01. 3.08
It's called The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See, and it's taking the web by storm. Essentially, it's little more than a high school science teacher named Greg Craven, set up in his home with a whiteboard and a felt-tipped marker.
But he's made the case to over 4 million viewers on multiple websites that An Inconvenient Truth simply didn't go far enough. And that's impressive. Particularly when you consider the fact that he's done it without the aid of anything more high tech than his YouTube account.
To pull it off took him months of living on take-out and energy drinks while his wife and two daughters moved out for weeks at a time as he filmed away back at home, working hard on his 44-part series. Not surprisingly, all the hard-livin' took it's toll, ending him up in the emergency room with chest pains as a result of it.
And he's found his share of critics among the ostrich-crowd as well... With almost 7000 negative comments in return for his efforts. All of which, it seems, served to help him refine what he had to say as he patched the holes in his original video with a follow-up called "How It All Ends".
As Craven himself puts it,
This is not just another environmental issue. This may eat our lunch. This is fundamentally different because in a complex system like the climate, there may be tipping points where irreversible damage is done, but you don't see it until it's too late to do something about it. That's what really has motivated me.
Nope, you can't keep a high school teacher down, no matter how hard you try... So give it a look, the clocks tickin'!
via:: CTV
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Flawless logic.
Thank you for this 'must watch' video.
I'm not an expert but this isn't this just a statistical trick? And rather simplifying the debate?
I remember at university being told about certain problems with statistics - when you give all unknown outcomes equal probability but common sense tells you that you shouldn't do.
Applying his same argument to everything would also be rather silly. We'd have to invade every country that may be developing nuclear weaponsfor instance rather than really researching the probabilites and outcomes of the 4 boxes he has.
as someone who reads the science articles on here i don't find it terrifying but a little patronising.
There's a comment on the sidebar from the author asking people to watch the updated video instead (called "How It All Ends"):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg
whats so terrifying about it?
Yeah just in case you don't watch the updated video: He gives different possibilities different probabilities. In this case based on the number of scientific organizations and reports that support global warming.
I like the videos, and I guess it's good for explaining to some people. But I feel like this stuff is just the kinds of process that goes on in my own head all on its own.
Most terrifying? Not exactly.
This is an argument to hedge your bets and buy 'insurance' through adapting proactively to anticipated climate change. He neglects that, just as with Y2K, there is an economic stimulus factor to activity that turns out not to be absolutely required.
This basic logical construct was developed (if I remember my high school philosophy class correctly) by a French philosopher, in order to demonstrate that belief in God is either harmless or results in your salvation, while disbelief is either harmless or results in damnation. You decide.
Nicely done though.
Look on his Youtube channel. There are dozens of videos, many of them addressing criticisms of his videos.
So before you criticize is, watch them first.
Look on his Youtube channel. There are dozens of videos, many of them addressing criticisms of his videos.
So before you criticize is, watch them first.
Look on his Youtube channel. There are dozens of videos, many of them addressing criticisms of his videos.
So before you criticize is, watch them first.
The second video is much better than the first one. I also watched hours of his back up videos. In one of those he admitted the first video, the one referenced above, had huge holes in it.
I recommend not forwarding that first video to anyone. It's too easy to refute. The second video, however, is great. It's much more fun to watch too. Again, the link to the good video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg
The note on the video says not to watch the video. The original poster of the video has put up an updated one that he recommends people watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg
Mark, what debate? Haven't you realized the debate is between scientists and the media? Who are you going to trust?
I think, Videos are the “best” most efficient and interesting way to spread the “green” message throughout the world.
This teacher prove it.
If you want to watch others Green videos, thi is the place: http://www.ecolive.tv
You can make it a better place by sharing your favorite videos with others using Ecolive.tv.
Since GCC is still a theory at present it would appear logical to test it:
Scientists (pro & con) could produce verifyable tests and in/or/validate their theories. (We can test this- it may take some doing and billions to do so but it CAN be done).
If PROVEN results indicate needed reductions in GHG, then how much so? Then...
Economists could present (hard) estimations of potential costs of attempting to reduce GHG substantially.
Only then would there be enough data to make a decision for taking MAJOR action and making Sacrifices.
NOTE: Why is this logical type of thinking (albeit simple) is not the focal point of the UN? In the physical universe and it's scientific properties, attempts to use "doomsday" arguments to creat fear based "Beliefs" to control decisions rather than VERIFIABLE PROVABLE FACTS is not rational nor intelligent.
The fellow who created the "terrifying video" doesn't present any recommendation of using logic to proceed with; on the contrary he's makes an argument that the choice is to believe/not believe. That his video has caused a little uproar only serves to show how much 21st century man is yet lost in "BELIEVING" as a tool to guide responsible participation & interaction amongst the worlds populations in the physical universe.
Free Speech is great. Proposing belief as a concrete instrument of science is not.
I do think (notice I didn't use "believe!) scientific bodies should be tasked and funded to research this fully- (Not theorize) and produce hard evidence. At this time THAT should be the focus of our Gov't and others, as the UN.
Scare tactics work! And Always lead to regrettable actions with enormous costs and worse conditions. Truth is provable. Period.
[Andrew Revkin at the New York Times newspaper and blog Dot EArth interviewed Greg via email just before the holidays but hasn’t had time to put up a post yet on his fascinating effort at climate education. Coming soon! he says on his blog.]
I wonder if Greg has ever considered the need for polar cities to house survivors of global warming in year 2500 or so? See images here http://pcillu101.blogspot.com
Where does Greg live? Anybody know his email address? Pls fwd if you know. Thanks.
-- danny