I Watched Ancient Apocalypse So You Don't Have To (Part 4)
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Howdy friends! In this video, we finish our deep dive into the wonderful and imaginative world of Graham Hancock, journalist, sociologist, pseudoscientist, and pyramid enthusiast. In his most recent documentary series on Netflix, Hancock postulates the existence of an ancient lost civilization that dominated the world at the end of the last ice age. Throughout this series I will be taking a balanced look at this claim, weighing each piece of evidence presented, in an attempt to determine whether or not there is sufficient evidence to support this potentially history-altering theory.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 Epiphany
07:31 Introduction
08:09 Lesson 7: A Fatal Winter
08:56 Tuff Luck
10:31 Derinkuyu
17:00 Hand Axes
19:00 Nevsehir Tunnels
23:00 Sweetleaf Jewelry
26:40 Lesson 8: Cataclysm and Rebirth
27:10 Dry Falls
34:05 "Final Exam"
42:50 "Final Essay"
51:25 Closing Remarks
52:25 Credits and Thank Yous
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I may be a minority, but I had my mind changed by this series. I was buying all of the ancient apocalypse stuff about a end of ice age civilization, but watching this series really helped me understand what we know and what we're still learning about. I appreciate the content.
Good for you, it takes a real thinker to change his mind when presented with better evidence.
This is EXACTLY why I say series like this has a point. People like you and I who can analyze new information given to us, process it, and update our views.
I may not believe in any of the Ancient Apocalypse stuff like you may have, but I have been convinced of things I had to update from. The best part is we now know more, are better off for it, and can appreciate the world even more for the beauty that it has. Being wrong isn't bad, just the first step in learning.
Changing your mind when presented with evidence is the sign of someone who is actually critically thinking, instead of someone like Graham Hancock who just gets more entrenched in their beliefs. Graham is the kind of person who would respond, "nothing" if you asked him what evidence would change his mind.
@@JeffreyBoles I agree with you to a point. I don't think even Hancock believes his theory at this point. He knows if you put "The real history they are afraid to teach on the cover" then write a book on Atlantis, King Arthur, Ancient Aliens...etc. It will get prominent position in bookstores and also sell more than "straight" history. Hancock is a grifter not just a man with some weird theories.
Same. Something valuable I have learned is how easy it can be to be misled by flashy "documentaries" and what kind of things to look out for in the future - like lack of evidence to support a claim, or how Hancock in this case starts with his theory and tries to find ways to make the "evidence" fit said theory (which is not science) as opposed to allowing science and data to point him toward a reasonable conclusion; that often being, as Milo points out, the simplest explanation.
I just loved the increasingly unhealthy drinks as the series went on. From water to tea, tea to coffee, coffie to soda, soda to beer, beer to rum and coke, and then just to drinking it straight. Realistic mental impact of having to analyse Ancient Apocalypse.
I thought it was hilarious and the fact he didn't point it out made it so much funnier I was halfway through the second video before I clicked wat he was doing 😂😂😂
Took me a while to catch on. At first, yeah, different drinks depending on the day. people do that. But when he downed the shot something felt off.
I was hoping other people noticed it. A funny little nod as to how much he's suffering :)
Hahaha, I noticed that last episode...which i just watched and commented on....totally saw the shots coming. Loved the series.
😂hahahahahhaa
I would just like you to know that my brother is a big fan of ancient civilization conspiracies. I studied archeology (only three semesters) and could never get him to come around. He mentioned Hancock over family dinner last week and I sent him this series; later that night he texted me "he's right, I can't find anything more to say."
So yes, you do change people's minds, even if they are not as vocal about it as some.
Having your entire view of a subject is quite overwhelming so it makes sense
@@koathekid8255 I would also like to add I have plenty of friends who have some conspiracy theory they believe while thinking conspiracy theories are for lunatics. I know I have had some myself due to not being super educated and not researching myself. Milo's Baghdad Battery is one that opened my eyes to something I had heard and taken at face value. You aren't going to move the deep seeded people right away but there are plenty of people who want the honest truth and may not have the time or want to look into it themselves.
@@dishwasher1527this is an excellent point, and I think it's a common occurrence for normal people to not recognize their own conspiratorial thinking on subjects they are less familiar with due to their abhorrence of other mainstream conspiracies theories. That said, it's important to note that, although series like this are helpful for quick digestion, it's not enough to watch this and take it at face value. Unfortunately, the only real way to be sure is by digesting the literature. I can tell you right now that Milo glossed over many things and didn't bother to look a bit deeper into where certain ideas came from (ideas that were not Hancock's own). Granted, most of what Milo said is fair and well argued, I just take umbrage with the idea that anyone could get sufficient scientific info from a single video or person.
I wanted to believe Ancient Aliens when I watched it. Finding Milo a few years ago was bittersweet for me but I love this guy and he makes the truth so much more interesting and entertaining
Okay but "it's not worth sitting around waiting for some knight in shining armor to save science, I'll just do it myself" is one of the most badass quotes I've heard in my life.
A hundred percent! @Miniminuteman Heck that's an awesome intro and I think you're great! You have the wisdom of a man thrice your age. I watch you because you entertain me, spur me to think more critically in my everyday life and motivate me to look into all my learning hobbies (astronomy and history mainly) more than I used to. Thank you for your work!
Almost as big as "Fuck your dreams, fuck your nightmares"
Best introduction I've ever seen on CZcams
This is the attitude I've recently adopted
Dude, I'm ill, and the virus in me found that intro so epic I didn't cough or sneeze a single time.Epic quote, Milo.
My mom was a chemist and she told me once that the scientific method isn't about trying to prove your hypothesis, it's about trying to *disprove* your hypothesis
Huh neat
@@1thedanfan949 or rather, accurate. If people assessed whether things are true, rather than 'interesting' or 'neat', we'd have a whole lot fewer Hancocks.
That's a really good way of putting that.
Research work both way you dingo.
Its called being critical.
100%. You can't disprove his theory either. Its a question and a big one at that, that seems to make many archeologists hot under the collar and turn into condescending people. The question bugs them and deep down it makes them feel unsafe, because some of their work might be in danger of getting revised, along with their budgets and funding given, or in this guy's case his channel will be forever plastered with it unless he takes in down.
The worst part is that now "Ancient Apocalypse" is no longer available as a title for making an awesome documentary about the Bronze Age Collapse.
Fuck! Damn you Grahammmmmmmm!!!!
The inspiration behind countless stories of armageddon. The real Great Flood came from barbarians with swords and spears flushing out civilizations.
Massive shame that
@@islambale747
The very first World War perhaps?
how about "the Real Ancient Apocalypse" ?
Hi Milo,
I never usually comment on youtube videos but I thought it was important this time.
I searched "ancient apocalypse" after my friend mentioned it was an "interesting netflix series", I hadn't heard anything about it prior.
I found your video, and honestly looking at the length of the first part I thought "there is no way I'm watching this whole video". Now after finishing part four, I just want to sincerly thank you. I am not in science of any sort and never even considered it as an option for me as I've always been told (and believed) it was beyond my capabilities.
But something about your vibrance and enthusiasm for archeology and science has seriously reinvigerated the curiosity I had as a child about science and that was slowly stiffled in me through my youth. I am a bit older than you but I want you to know that you have inspired me in a way that nobody has for a very long time and I thank you immensely!
@frazbox00 I am truly sorry that the teachers in your life before now had ever told you that science was beyond your capabilities. That is a terrible thing to do to someone and I'm glad that you found this channel. The only thing standing between anyone and science is a willingness to do the work. What Milo is doing here is the very best of Science teaching.
Science isn't about math or memorizing or spread sheets or equations (granted analyzing things it does depend on on it) what SCIENCE is about, really about, is a thirst for knowing about the world around you, asking questions, methodically testing for answers and being willing to accept that you might be wrong about something.
I hope your life from here on is filled with the wonder of learning about the world around you, it is a truly magnificent and amazing place.
It takes a better elder to say to a young one, "thank you."
I'm glad you decided to comment.
I'm sorry that love of science was stiffled in you in your youth.Now, I'm only 13, but If I was to give you any advice, it would be to keep your interests.Stay passionate, and don't let your curiosity and enthusiasm be beaten out of you.Because, I've had to deal with people try to do that to me, not with science, but with other things.So, I would say: easier said than done, but never let that passion be stifled.If you continue in sciences or not, I hope you also act upon your curiosity, and I wish you all the best. 👍
I'm so glad you wrote this comment, I am so happy for you and so sad others made you feel incapable. I hope you continue to find and explore the things that inspire you in your life
What a lovely message!
I love what you are doing. I am an OLD woman and learning from you. I love how you have opened my eyes to the fact that our ancient ancestors were intelligent… I have been quite frustrated with alien theorists saying humans could not have been smart enough for (fill in the blanks) , that Leonardo da Vinci was given intelligence from aliens at a time when humans spent time thinking instead of watching CZcams or playing games.
The idea that humans were any less intelligent than we are now is so insulting to those who came before. Do these people think that our unending creativity and immeasurable intellect suddenly and inexplicably appeared some 500-2000 years ago? The human condition has a long, fascinating history and refusing to acknowledge that is as stupid as others would imply ancient humans to have been
As a fellow OLD person, I expect you can see this in your lifetime, right? Modern people have trouble driving cars from the sixties; manual methods of arithmetic, trigonometry and geometry taught in my school are not needed now; so people from the present day would not be able to function in the 1920s let alone be able to fathom how to build a medieval castle let alone figure out how to drive the date with a stick and a view of the night sky. the ancients weren't dumb, they just had a much steeper hill to climb to achieve stuff.
Ma'am im with you. The amount of things people will attribute to aliens is astonishing. Posting those comments wirelessly from a device made by a human bouncing off a satellite invented by a human and back down to the internet that we also created. But somehow a large granite block is the straw that broke the camels back.. lol! I work in infrastructure and i'm often still amazed at what a couple men with shovels can do.
Im sure aliens exist somewhere in space and time, but don't tell me humans could not build the pyramids or whatever else they say is impossible. It's there.
Bro from your profile picture you look like you're maximum in your 30s, what are you on about "OLD"?
Watching this series has been somber for me. My father got way into Graham Hancock's work and ended up going deeper and deeper down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and eventually neo nazi rhetoric. Hancock wasn't the catalyst, but part of the slippery slope that turned my dad into a paranoid, aggressive, hateful man.
My first exposure to the very existence to Gobekli Tepe was through him, and it was paired with talk of 'immaculate conception' with aliens and how 'the holocaust was fabricated.' He kept bugging me to "look into" Graham Hancock and buy into the conspiracies that "they" didn't want me to believe in.
This was both a painful and cathartic watch... to have someone credible actually explain this whole series through a critical lens. Thank you for your work, you are an excellent educator.
I'm sorry you lost your father to brainwashing. all so a bunch of grifters can sell their books and shows or hunt down clout.
Oh my god! Are you serious? Neo-Nazi? really?
What's really disturbing is a lot of this conspiracy theory garbage can be traced both directly and tangentially to white supremacy or just straight up racism. So it's not entirely surprising that once your dad went down one rabbit hole, he got sucked into the other ones.
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
Part of the reason why it's important to fight this bullshit is that accepting one trash claim has a corrosive effect on critical thinking and turns people's minds into a garbage dump
Yeah hancock and his conspiracy bs always leads to becoming a nazi
You mentioned that it bothered you that Ancient Apocalypse would be many people's first exposure to places like Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe.
Except that's not the case now because, thanks to this series you made, you are my first exposure to those places.
Exactly!! Same here!
Well real exposure to the site instead of standing between the room of penises and being menaced by a statue of a man staring down upon you
same lol
edit: to be fair tho we're part of milo's fanbase so we wouldn't fall for the bullshit from ancient apocalypse anyway
*FACTS* I had seen the banner/ad for Ancient Apocalypse and immediately got that vibe that it just didn't seem right, and now I know why. It's hosted by a personable man who clearly just wants people to believe his worldview, and as Milo said that can be a very dangerous slippery slope. Once I'm done here I'll watch the video he did where he went to one of those sites. I'm only curious how many of these shows I have fallen victim to over the years though. I've always stayed away from "reality" shows or like ancient aliens except purely as an entertainment medium. However I grew up watching the History, Animal Planet, and Discovery channels. Unfortunately, in hindsight, I'm sure there was at least a couple programs on then that fit this category.
Same! I know you were having doubts about what the point of your series was, but thanks to you this is now my first experience with these places and I've loved learning about them truthfully and from someone who cares about them.
about halfway through this, when milo was talking about the stone axes, i suddenly got the mental image of someone spending a quiet, contemplative afternoon digging out a wall of their little underground house in order to give themself a bit more space and comfort, and i almost started to cry. idk, something about just someone all those thousands of years ago being human and doing a mundane task for no reason other than it brings them joy, both as they do it and after it is completed, really got to me.
Gonna level with you, a lot of old ways of doing things really seem peaceful nowadays. Like, yeah, I'd be more than happy to chip out another room of my house while daydreaming, maybe have a relative telling stories, or just chatting with my wife as she helps me dig. Same with mending and weaving and a lot of other old tasks, just kinda something to keep the hands busy while you connect with loved ones. Course if I were around back then I'd be dead, thanks to asthma, bad eyesight, and terrible allergies that means I can't see/run/breathe, but it still sounds nice
You're never going to convince the hard core fanatics, but you can show those people who haven't decided yet, especially children, how to think critically and to reject pseudoscience.
Yes. The point of videos like this is not to sway the "Alternative" fanatics as one can not reason with irrationality. It is = to educate others as to the nature of the grift so they will hopefully not fall into the same trap as the others.
So view this channel and others like it as: _"PSAs"_ - such as telling children not to smoke or whatever. The "lost" will in all likelihood never abandon their poor assumptions as for many they usually form an "emotional need" for those assumptive beliefs.
Perhaps a few might eventually have a _"road to Damascus"_ moment to realize they have been duped - but most will not. This is "a war of attrition" in the battle against misinformation/disinformation.
I like that his "the Phrygians were motivated by fear" babble actually fits with the Phrygian musical scale, which is definitely a musical scale "motivated by fear." The metalheads will know.
I'm a scientist, and the idea of us gatekeeping the general public is WILD. We are desperate to get more people interested in science! God knows my friends and family can't shut me up about the things I'm studying. We want more scientists and have so many outreach programmes to do it! Please, please, we just want more people interested. We're not hiding stuff.
The claim of people supposedly "hiding" information is the soup du jour rationalization most often employed by individuals trying to justify = argumentum ad ignorantiam. People whose imaginations and preconceptions have gotten the better of them latch onto conspiracy inferences to try to obviate their glaring lack of corroborative evidence for their assumptive claims.
It is the historical/archeological equivalent of: _"the dog ate my homework"_
Maybe u should go the other way and say u can't talk about things to the ( uninitiated) watch how quickly they bite ... nothing like telling people it's a secret to get them interested
@@_RasputinReborn_ but that defeats the whole purpose! True, such a secret society would effectively attract people yet research, knowledge, discovery wouldn't be their focus. It would be the sense of superiority to "the uninitiated" and partly to "the masterminds" whose scheme they "broke", or responsibility of being the unwanted opposition or many other things. -If- When these people discover the truth they might: a)simply break apart as all their continuously fueled beliefs lose their foundation; b)go into denial and forever search for deeper truth *which is conspiracy* c)to abuse the same system and lead other "initiates" wherever the leader wants *which is a cult.*
Instead I propose incorporating the methodology and ideas of science into middle school level programs. Nothing complex or time-consuming, just more detail on _how_ all that we're being taught was proven. It is the stories of trials and errors, of debates and accomplishments that enliven the humongous mass of information cut up and crammed into subjects and classes. Small steps into rationality here and there, biases, analysis of statements to give students the tools to verify and nitpick their lessons complemented by occasional mind games with the teacher interspersing true and false.
Despite its immense effect on our lives science does not sit on a pedestal somewhere in the clouds among wizened sages, nor does it confine itself to pristine laboratories working on the toughest questions in existence. You, *YOU, THE ONE READING THIS,* can use the same methods in your daily life! Why your dog suddenly barks, why you feel strange after some dishes - with how different our lives can be there is no example that speaks to everyone. Yet as long as you have questions there is a way you can find the answer. I promise it will be fun.
@_RasputinReborn_ Nah, the issue lies in the fact that people also don't trust the moneyman behind all of this.
Political and Cultural effects that may be had can effect someone's image and thus people might cover up a site due to not wanting such an effect.
I don't think that's a common problem, but it probably helps to understand that. Combine it with science being an ever-changing beast, you have a petri dish of distrust and paranoia that gets spoon fed to the populace
Sounds like someone who's hiding stuff and is trying to use reverse psychology.
He's doing it. He's gonna become Bill Nye the archeology guy. Godspeed brother, I hope one day I'll be watching your own Netflix documentary.
Except he'll have the credentials to back it up
Bill Nye is on par with Graham Hancock.....
Except Miniminuteman is an archeologist. Bill Nye was an engineer who quit his job at Boeing to become an entertainer. He is not, and never was a scientist.
@@plasmoasis "This man doesn't fit my exact specifications of being a scientist. Therefore, despite having the education, resources, and sources to back up what he says means nothing, I'm not going to listen. Also he then said gender was a spectrum, after he once said gender was binary on the TV show I liked and that conflicts with my worldviews."
- People who write "Bill Nye is an Engineer" as an insult, every single time.
As if Engineering isn't applied science (it is, way to insult Engineers), and is the equivalent of a high school diploma (it isn't, and requires post-secondary), or if Bill didn't study under Carl Sagan (he did). Bill dropped in popularity for GenX and Millennials when he updated his views based on the verified information that he received, like scientists do, strangely enough.
@@DamienDarkside This, Engineers aren't exactly an easy thing to become. The amount of physics required to do the job of an engineer is crazy.
Milo, your work is so much more than sensationalized reaction content. Your work provides clarity, while the misinformers dumbfound their viewers into mistrusting humanity.
I got my undergrad degree in environmental science, then took a few years to figure out what I wanted to do before getting my graduate degree in secondary education. I know that not every student will walk out of my classroom having fallen in love with science, but if I’m able to help them develop any level of critical thinking skills and scientific literacy, I’ll feel satisfied with that. In an age when pseudoscience is normalized and it’s cool to claim climate change is a hoax or vaccines cause autism, the next generations will be woefully unprepared to deal with the onslaught of scientific misinformation unless somebody does something about it and teaches them how to separate the facts from the bullshit. That’s my goal, and it clearly is yours as well.
The first seven minutes of this video made me so emotional: it seriously felt like you were inside my brain, voicing every thought I’ve had about why science education is so incredibly important, in a much more eloquent way than I ever could have. I recognize in you a kindred spirit, and your impact is immeasurable. Please never stop being the incredible educator you are- the world needs you more than you know! ❤
You sound like you're going to be a great teacher, one of the ones students remember fondly. Good luck to you.
What is environmental science? Seems more political than hard science. Did u take classical, e&m, modern physics courses? Calculus and diff equations? Organic chemistry? Statistical thermodynamics? All important in understanding complex natural systems. Sorry to ask but im from the old school where u get a solid foundation in hard science or engineering before u specialize.
Esteemed colleagues, it has been a wonderfully disastrous ride and I will cherish this series alongside the rest of you.
Godspeed!
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Spiff spiff, Friend
I can honestly predict, that if you became a college professor, Your classes would be nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get into. Your classes and lectures would be hugely popular. You, Milo, are a natural born teacher. This creaky, ancient being would even re-enroll just to take any of your courses. You are incredibly funny, and articulate.Your passion shows through in every video. Please don't ever tone yourself down, because that would be an epic tragedy.
Lol it's nice to see someone else who wouldn't mind going back to school just to see him give a lecture I thought I was the only one
You do realize that you can just walk into any college class, right? Teachers rarely check the attendance.
I don’t even have an interest pursuing Archeology and I would still enroll.
good thing he has youtube then. now everyone can get in
I never met professors talking this fast. Way too fast. A good professor is slow, educating, not arrogant and humble. This is showbizznis, capitalism and neoliberalist -American approach of selling everything. Terrible approach, even if he is indeed smart and nice, the way he acts is not attractive for me.
#1 You’re an amazing teacher!
#2 I wouldn’t say I “fell” for Graham Hancock’s theories so much as I fell for the presentation. I’ve always loved archaeology and history and definitely recognized it when he was being inflammatory, but the way he presented the information really convinced me. Maybe it seems simple to you, but this series has been eye opening for me and I definitely look at historical media with a bit more of a critical eye. So thanks Milo! Keep up the good work!
I did watch Ancient Apocalypse (kind of... while I was cleaning my house) & thought it was great fun, and then I was thrilled to see Milo put out his debunking, which was even greater fun. I do enjoy the pseudo science wild theories, as they are entertaining stories, but I always like to cleanse my palette with a good dose of intellectual reality afterward. Thanks so much for providing this Milo! I love your content!!
Graham Hancock seems like the type of guy who would play the Assassins Creed 1-4 and say "This is irrefutable evidence of an advanced ancient civilization!"
I think you're comparing his mind to your own weak mind.
@@ReubenBuenes well that's rude
@@hamshankscps1049 so was your comment. How dare you insult someone so much more traveled and educated than yourself. This man has spent 40 years doing what he's passionate about, whether he is right or wrong, he deserves respect.
@@ReubenBuenesGrifters deserve no respect. He spent over 30 years insisting on the same ideas with an extremely closed mind. He's what he criticizes, a person who will never change his mind no matter the evidence.
@ruebenbuenes8877 given that the statement completely encompasses his (Hancocks) line of logic and how he supplies evidence (he thinks it should be so it must be), I would call it an astute observation, not an insult. Insults are disingenuous and false. Observations are merely that, a comment on an observable event as it unfolds.
I used to be compelled by Hancock’s ideas - I even wrote an essay about it in high school. But you’ve changed my mind and have made me admit that I was wrong.
If you feel like these videos haven’t changed anyones minds, just know that they’ve changed mine
It’s a tragedy that your educators weren’t able to communicate why Hancock was wrong to you, I gotta say I’ve learned more from CZcams than I ever have in high school tbh
Welcome to the science land baybeee
I was going to like your comment, but it had exactly 196 likes, and I wouldn't jeopardize that perfect number. Let it be a monument to your strength of character for being open to changing your mind :)
Came to say the same thing. I was sucked in by the romanticism of the whole idea. I started watching Milo before the Hancock thing, so when he came to it I was skeptical, but like he said, Milo is a great teacher. He laid out the facts, showed how and why Hancock's ideas were wrong and let the truth rule the day.
I truly wish Hancock had applied his wonderfully active imagination to writing fiction. And I seriously mean that, not sarcasm. These are compelling, interesting ideas and they would have made one hell of a novel series.
It’s really a shame he put the energy instead into purporting it to be truth, and maligning real archaeologists too. I’m really glad you were able to see the truth though!
im so glad to see someone show those cat moments in life. like the carrying a toy and meowing randomly.
Great series i was debating on watching the show and landed on your videos and was like yup gonna start here, glad i did.
Randomly stumbled across the series and loved the content. My biggest problem with Graham (and most other pseudo archaeology) is that his ideas always downplay how awesome of a species we are. How could anyone like "primitive" humans create such magnificent structures like the Great Pyramids? It always has to be aliens or some shit. Humans are crazy smart and our ancestors provide that evidence.. give em' some credit man.
Yes. The dynastic Egyptians were soooo "primitive" that they:
1 - engaged in planned agriculture and geo and hydro-engineering. They employed dikes and created canals to access inland areas and to farm the lands abutting the Nile. They cross-bred plants and cattle to yield new crosses which would be heartier in arid environments given the periodic droughts Egypt used to suffer from.
2 - they engaged in astronomy and mathematics.
3 - they worked with multiple mediums as far as creating crafts and buildings tombs.
4 - they maintained a hierarchical system of government and employed a system of taxation.
5 - they maintained vast trading networks with other cultures.
I could of course go on = but the point is made. Hancock et al must mischaracterize the nature of these ancient civilizations otherwise their supposed "alternatives" do not work. So the ancient Egyptians or whomever were certainly less "technological" than we are today = but they were hardly "primitives" as some try to claim.
He’s never claimed to be an archaeologist, he’s a journalist
I was stoned, watching Joe Rogan and Graham Hancock, and I bought it all. Got the audio book of his stuff to listen to on my drive to school. Been talking it up for a year or two. These videos immediately destroyed it all. Thank you. I am a low level scientist and I forgot to do more legitimate research into this. My bad lol 😅
It's crazy the amount of bs Joe Rogan helps propagate
Yeah I really dislike how he will just Yep along with literally anything no matter how nuts it is just for content.
@@quentindaugherty4926Um, giving someone a platform for us to decide the worth of their arguments is really noble. We have to use our own brains and teach others, we can't just blame Rogan for having a goofy conversation that some dumbass was convinced by.
You know what? I'm proud of you. Unlearning BS and accepting you were wrong is a thing not enough people willingly do.
@@corbanekarel3692 Proud of both of you. It also takes empathy not to attack someone for having been wrong. Good job both of you.
I recently lost a childhood friend to a conspiracy group that warped her views of the world to such an extent that she said that she could no longer trust me and that me and my education was a part of the problem (I have a degree in environmental science and minored in anthropology). I'm grateful to people like you who have such a passion for teaching and I know that you will achieve what you set out to do. Good luck out there! :)
I grieve with you a friend who I've had since middle school has chosen to be hostile towards me because I refuse to except blatant lies over proven facts .
You didn't "lose" anything.
Anyone who tells you that you learning more established facts is a bad thing is trying to fool you. If their ideas had merit they'd be able to stand upto scientific inquires. If they can't, it's not your education that's the problem, it's a failure in their reasoning.
Oh my God! Same here! Although I have a degree in textiles and fashion design. My friend completely lost her mind and is believing in flat earth nonsense and when I tried to talk to her about it and give her some basic logic and facts then she just up and left in anger and blocked me out on everywhere. Just like that our 11 year long childhood friendship was over. It's just so sad and I don't even know what to do now.
I mean... I will have to say it.
The planet is warming up, and Co2 has been shown to be a light house gas, along with many others. No doubt about that. There's no doubt that many species will die from it, and many humans. There's no doubt that sea levels will rise, no doubt cities will get flooded, no doubt about that at all.
But this isn't how this started. Almost no one denied this 15 years ago.
Deniers are born from many things.
One is that there is such pointless attempts to fix it, and there's such weak arguments (or even none) to justify huge changes to a normal person's life (when the effect is actually close to 0). For instance, some people on "your" side of the aisle say we should recycle, but recycling isn't the issue that's gonna save us, it's a small amount of the emissions. Some solutions presented are such that no person below middle income can even do, like get a better car, maybe even take the bus or train.
These aren't deniers of science, these people are the beholdent of science. They know, just like me, that living in Sweden there's no point for our government to tax our energy even more just because they're trying to save the planet. Firstly, we have the cleanest energy in the world, secondly, the amount of emissions in percentages that we are responsible are almost zero globally. These taxes ONLY hurt the lower income housholds.
A second problem is the fear mongerers on "that" side of the aisle. Like, some people on that side literally are saying that humans will go extinct from this. Now... THAT is propaganda.
One thing that Hancock, miniminute, you and I can agree on, and also most senseble people on earth, is that humans has lived for a very very very (very) long time, and through many many many (many) different kinds of climates. We populate almost the entire planet, and we've always done that, more or less. We won't go extinct as a species from climate change. People live in areas that are literally C°40 year 'round. We'll be fine for a long time, and for OUR sake, not talking about other species (which is obviously very sad, but that's not the point (because people are actually saying the human species is at risk)), there really isn't any risk for us as a species. I've never seen any scientist actually utter that it is, but many political figures do when they're trying to fear monger voters.
In fact, the more likely way we'll go extinct is starting a war based on this particular issue.
And that's also why it's so easy for real deniers of science to get their bullshit across, namely people on the "right side of history" feeling they have mandate to lie or overexagurate issues to and extent that is just obviously fucking bullshit, thus creating a portion of people starting to question the actual truths and facts of the matter. I like, and I'm all for the idea of "we don't know how bad this is, but let's take the safe route and try to cut emissions as much as possible, while still trying to not make lives miserable or lower the life quality of poor people while doing it". But the latter part of that sentence is important. If a poor family doesn't turn on the heat because of an emissions tax, then it's the wrong way to do it, or if someone is sitting in their apartment being cold because they wanna save the planet, then they're delusional, and this is a problem.
There are doctors who disagree with each other, and there are scientists that disagree with each other. That is how discussions like these are supposed to go.
The science lovers try to sell the idea that every single fucking scientist on the planet that has ever looked at any particle in a microscope agree on everything, and that is NOT how science is done. Consensus is important, and it leads us to the *most right place at the time*, but look back in history: consensuses are wrong all the time. That said, ofc, there's no consensus against the very extreme utterers of climate mongerings that are out there.
But... My point is:
Polarization is ALWAYS bad, and lying about shit won't make it better, no matter if you're on what you would consider "the right side". This is true for climate mongerers and climate deniers.
That said, I'm not on any side, except for "truth is more than lies in the end". So the people who exagurate, stop it, and the people who say "yEaH tHe EaRtH iS, lIkE, cHaNgInG aLl ThE tImE", stop it.
Also, I want this to be clear: I'm not accusing you, in particular, of course, you haven't even voiced anything on the subject here. I'm just well versed in how conspiracies and brainwashing work, and concerning the climate debate, both aisles are culprits in spreading lies.
Teach us all you want, I would love to watch it. Sharing what you love and know will inspire others. My late grandmother was a traditional southern house wife who also happened to have a passion for natural history, local history, geology, and paleontology. She taught me by taking me around the state to show me places from national parks to road cuts to look at the layers. We hunted fossils in freshly plowed fields and she would pull over and send me to go read all the historical road markers along the Texas roads. She was well read and had a sharp mind behind the soft appearance. She's the reason I love everything in natural history, archeology, paleontology, and history. She passed it by showing me with passion and knowledge and I was lucky to have her.
You are doing the same on a bigger platform and larger audience, I can't wait to see the field trips and learn more. Thank you, Milo.
On the privacy barrier thing, I do think the idea of having a really heavy door to show how strong you are to your girl is a funny proposition.
Me after watching ancient apocalypse: “man fuck archeologists, why they hate my boy”
Me after watching this whole series understanding why they hate him:
“Man, fuck Graham why he mislead us”
Roachdoggjr pfps still going strong, good to see
I think the answer is unchecked and unending attempt to inflate his own ego. The more i hear about Hancock the more im convinced hes just mad about being called a pseudo scientist and trying to gain validation for his beliefs via majority rather than reality. (Lowkey narcissism)
Which just isn't science, a good scientist starts with a best guess and then takes into account every piece of evidence one can possibly find to figure out what the answer is. Alot of science isn't finding "the answer" rather narrowing down rhe possibilities till one finds evidence to prove and disprove their best guesses, to the best knowledge avalible. Technologies have been a great help in providing greater understanding of what could be happening in our world.
Why he mislead us? Money. It's for money
Follow the Netflix money. mhmm. So funny how flim flam artists with direct personal financial stakes in peddling BS say to follow the money... because academia is DEFINITELY where people go to get rich quick lmao. Shame that some people just halt their critical thinking development at like 12 years old 😅
Milo, if it makes you feel any better- the first time I've heard of a lot of these sites, is because you did this series. You are the teacher us curious nerds deserve, sir.
Yes! TV execs systemically oppress curious nerds. For now, CZcams and nebula are spaces for us.
Same, I learned so much on this Milo's series. So hopefully he understands that he has taught a ton of people some incredibly bad ass history.
Yes, same here!
because he's a puppet of his university and CZcams ,he will be pushed before others there are other videos out there before his it's just hard to find as youtube only recommends certain videos that push a particular narrative .when you do a search for things you can put in the whole title of a video word for word and it won't come up this has happened to me constantly , just have to look at his last name and that family bloodlines roots
I grew up with a passion for ancient history and world religion, but I have always been more of a creative than an academic type. I naturally stumbled across Hancock, Carlson and the like about 5 years ago. It really felt like I uncovered some amazing secret that the world was trying to keep silent, it was... I guess the best way to describe that feeling was like I came across something extremely important, and the experience felt very cinematic. I listened to two of Hancock's audiobooks and explored their theories day-in and day-out while I lived alone and had very little social contact. I took these stories as FACT - because they were presented as FACT - and without perspective, I ended up having several severe visceral life-altering existential crises and panic attacks.
I avoided ancient history ENTIRELY for years because it became a panic trigger. When exposed to what used to be a lifelong passion, I felt convinced that the world could end at any moment and I became scared to leave my house. A few years ago, with the support of therapy, I confronted those views. I started to watch presentations that challenged Hancock's stories, I started to listen to the "other side", to "mainstream science", to see what "lies" they were telling to "distract the masses". It was life-changing.
I followed this with watching Ancient Apocalypse last winter.. this time with a new perspective, taking the scientific method into consideration, remembering motivations and bias, and with more education about the actual sites and the science of archaeology as a whole. The difference was STAGGERING. By the end, I was floored at how shamelessly ALARMIST he is in the end of the series. Blatantly stating as fact that the world is in danger, the end of the world is coming, and HE just so happens to be our savior.
To be completely honest, it made me feel shame. I felt stupid to have ever believed it, and I felt an almost irresistible pull to double-down rather than accept my own gullibility and vulnerability. I felt embarrassed that I was so easily conned into believing such a fantastical story, that as an artist... my creativity was hijacked and used to push a narrative so gravely fear-driven and doom-centric and anti-science. I am deeply grateful that I was able to summon the strength to be humble and accept that shame, and move past it. My passion for ancient history has been rekindled and stronger than it has ever been, and my panic around it is now gone.
If Hancock and the like presented their stories as speculative SCIENCE FICTION, in the vein of Philip K. Dick or something, I would've been a huge fan! His work might've done some good in bringing more popular attention to archaeology and lesser known archaeological sites. Instead, the closest thing I can compare this work to... is the work of L. Ron Hubbard. Twisting evidence into a fantastical magical story, rewriting the rules on what "evidence" really is, discrediting "mainstream" sciences that can directly disprove or discredit them, using the pushback of academia to validate that they are "on to something" and being actively suppressed, claiming to be the utmost authority while disparaging any contesting viewpoint, claiming the end of the world is coming and they are the only voice of reason, while every other authority figure is lying...
While these groups may not go to the same full extent to be qualified as "the c-word" like Scientology, they are perfectly primed to become one... as with a lot of other fringe groups I've seen nowadays. Especially with the whole doomsday message, that's a really big red flag. So, rather than label a group as something I'm not qualified to label them as, I just want to take this opportunity to encourage others to do the same as I did and educate yourselves on the signs of potentially dangerous groups/leaders.
A huge heartfelt thank you to Miniminuteman and other academics for putting yourselves out there, all in the sake of preserving history, science and culture.
21:38 As someone who lives in a country that doesn't really have trees, I can confirm, historically, people used dirt and rocks instead to make homes.
And that dirt is really good heat insolation.
As a History major I must thank you. Without archeology guys with passion for their work, we can't really do our work.
As a classics major, I second this
As someone who's dream is to be a history major, I second this!
@@whatthefridge1o1Thirded by a Classical archaeology major!
Fourthed by the double history and classical archaeology major.
Your consumption of Bud and PBR reflect your low budget college beer runs. As the series progresses the increasing amounts of Makers Mark bourbon clearly show the efforts the Archaeological Institute of America are working. Their relentless campaign to silence their critics via the distribution of high quality bourbon is legendary!
If that's true, then MAN I need to become an archaeologist, pronto
Milo I have to say, I started this series thinking it was gonna be some sort of scientific roast to Graham Hanckok but it turned out to be so much more than that. You are very passionate about what you teach, but also about the things you believe to be important. These are signs not only of a good teacher (and a good CZcamsr in your case), but also of a good person. Great video man.
This series finally allowed me to convince my dad that the Bimini Road is NOT a road.
THEN WHY WOULD IT BE CALLED BIMINI ROAD?
Checkmate Atheist
@@123Gravina Atlantean Skeptic *OWNED*
How does anyone know you’ve been there in the water? Don’t get your information from the TV or mainstream. They’ll doll it up nice with a cherry on top and ultimately lead you down the wrong path! Just like ancient aliens!
Yeah, it's a wall... and Atlantis paid for it!
@@DMInverse TO KEEP OUT THE IMMIGRANTS!
My entire family distrusts science and taught me to be the same way. I wasn’t taught to think critically, quite the opposite in fact to the point where if I even questioned what my family was saying I was looked down upon. I’m 26 now and it was only a few years ago I opened up my mind to everything around me instead of the small bubble I lived in for 2 decades. Now I’m not smart by any means but I am so grateful to learn. I finally love learning. Thank you.
Glad to hear you're enjoying expanding your horizons my man, a love of learning is never a detriment.
I actually think the fact you're so openly understanding of your situation makes you a lot smarter than you give yourself credit for.
Keep up the work and I'm sure you'll be calling yourself smart soon enough my friend;)
look, don't worry, I have a PhD and people are a lot stupider than they think, and many people use "authoritative arguments" because they don't know how to explain things.
I recommend you watching videos of Richard Feynman. He was a great physicist (was because he is dead), he has a video that explains how to answer the question "why" in any topic (he gives and example).
Another guy I liked is Isaac Asimov, because he said once "I can answer any question as long as I don't know is a valid answer".
It is so important to be able to acknowledge "I don't know" then you are really smart person not just someone with a big memory for data. Memorization is not the most important part of being intelligent.
@@manoo2056 I cannot tell you how much I needed to hear this! As you can tell I don’t think very highly of my intelligence and I say ‘I don’t know’ very frequently so reading this and seeing that it doesn’t make me stupid or as though I can’t learn… I’m so glad you wrote this; genuinely thank you! I’m going to look up both people as well- I’m excited to hear them speak about this! Again, thank you. Lots of people who feel the way I do need to read this comment and learn about the two people you mentioned for sure. This made my day.
I think that just the fact you're able to say you don't know something makes you smarter and wiser than a lot of academic people. The fact you love learning also tells me you have great potential and the way you were able to question the beliefs you had since you were born is a sign of a true scientific mind. I recommend you search about the Dunning Kruger effect, it may very well be what is making you question yourself. Moreover, "I don't know but I can learn" is a great mentality towards something you cannot explain
The fact that you broke free from childhood indoctrination is already impressive. As to the “smart” thing? “I finally love learning” says it all-every smart person on earth is just someone who realizes they don’t know everything and who seeks out more information. I think you’re selling your brain short :)
IMHO Occam's razor is better wielded as "The explanation that requires the fewest assumptions is the most likely". For some people, aliens or magic is the simplest answer.
This series is amazing, and I'm grateful to have found it when I did. My father and I are as estranged as I can get. I don't talk to him often, only around the holidays and my birthday, whenever it's convenient. Just this past week, I had lunch with him and we're talking about what we were up to. I mentioned the paleontology and paranormal media I was getting into because I find paranormal activity fascinating and like debunking it and my childhood love for giant proto birds was recently reignited. It got into shit like ancient aliens, and how the pyramids couldn't have been built by ancient people and how there's no way that all the pyramids worldwide would look so similar. It broke my heart, my dad was an astronomer at heart, loved the science behind space and the stars and the universe. And here he was telling me he believed in what Ancient Aliens and people like Hancock peddle out with vague evidence.
Of course, my response was "a pyramid is a basic shape", and how there were many skilled laborers and artisans building the pyramids. His response was a scoff, like he couldn't believe people couldn't figure out how to stack rocks into a pyramid shape. My fascination of ghosts and cryptids was too improbable to him but somehow random aliens coming to our planet to build random pyramids totally makes sense. And how Earth is a colony of Mars.
It was a sad day in history when we lost a man of facts. If I could respect my father for one thing, it was his pursuit for the facts(not that I respected him at all)
The sad truth is freethinkers are just as susceptible to woo-woo as everyone else, if not moreso. Facts are hard, and they can be questioned for dishonest reasons. If thinking for yourself was easy, everyone would get the same answers.
As Voltaire said: "Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit atrocities." Thank you for taking us through this train wreck in a way that I feel is far more fair than Hancock deserves. I had to listen to enough lunatics who'd bought into his BS more than a decade ago when I still worked at a small indy bookstore. Those chuckleheads always made the day feel much longer. As always, your presentation is refreshing and fun as hell to watch. Keep up the good work, kid.
I love that quote. I want to thank you for mentioning Voltaire because I enjoy history but do not know what I don’t know. So your opening lines has given me a new person to look into and learn more than ever about someone I did not about 1 hour ago.
@@troystaunton254 oh really? Crazy. I learned a little about Voltaire in my history class! He was an Enlightenment era philosopher and.. general hardass lol. Very interesting guy. He’s where that famous quote “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it,” comes from, though it’s actually attributed to him rather than a direct quote
@@dx.feelgood5825 that’s very interesting. I never really bothered at school. I was a bad student with uninspiring teachers. So virtually all my learning has been done in my own time since I left school. So I really enjoy videos like this as I learn from milo and then others make comments that open a whole new avenue of research that often helps complete other things I’ve become interested in. For example Voltaire is clearly from my really new learning a vital link between the Magna Carta and the bill of rights and all the society changes that lead from feudalism to particularly capitalism and socialism and all the modern isms.
is it the same voltaire who had a gay romance with Frederick the great?
I was actually searching through comments to see if anyone had already posted this quote. I used to think it was exaggerated, but keep seeing more and more ways in which it is scarily accurate...
Im a construction worker who left school at 15 . Learning about history is a so for-filling for me, i'm just to grateful to live in an age where creators like minutemen are making content that just wouldn't have been accessible to someone like me 20 years ago. My only regret is i don't make enough money to patron with many youtubers so i prioritise the smaller channels but hopefully if i qualify in a year or so ill be able to afford to support more of my favourite channels. Cant wait to see what you have in store for us in the future!
any bit you can spare to support channels means everything :) never feel bad about not giving everyone moneh
Hell yeah
@@Bluevomitcomet you spelled it wrong
@@Bluevomitcomet 🤓☝️actually...
@@malmstrim ☝️🤓 actually...
The series really has been a lot of fun to watch. Someone who's experienced a lot of frustration with people close to me falling for other conspiracies that have caused them harm I'm really glad to see that someone is stepping up and saying enough as enough. I have not seen ancient apocalypse just yet I'm not sure if I will.
You know, I watched Hancock's show with an open mind and found it decently entertaining. I enjoy fringe theories and paranormal stuff, so ofc it was right up my alley. But I did take an archaeology course way back when so I thought I was reasonably skeptical--Hearing the official perspective and understanding really made me sit down. It's so easy to think you're objective until you realize how much people like Hancock can make you doubt the accepted understanding. I'm happy I found your series, it showed me how much I had been swayed to agree with theories that, frankly, have little to no evidence. As someone who adores archaeology and history keep doing what you're doing!!
As a prof myself, I'm really excited to see you lean into being a science communicator! Teaching is something that you're never done learning and I can tell you've got a knack for it. Keep it up
nice
But I think you can't fight Hancock's with education. A big part of this movement is because of mental health and that people have now channels to organize their B.S.
There are undoubtedly some cons around them who are trying to make money with this conspiracies but many of the "believers" are just mentally ill and will fall to every conspiracy theory they can find.
You're exactly right about conspiracy theorists. You're not fighting facts or truth, you're fighting ego, and often a cult of personality mentality.
In actual practice this is really about = a fight against ignorance. So-called "alternative" narratives represent assumptions rather than evidence-based narratives supported by peer-review analysis. Further they if people pay attention are eerily reminiscent of = what the entertainment genre peddled the last 70+ years via movies and television.
Thus we see a paradigm of people wittingly exploiting the ignorance and gullibility of a "customer base" created by Hollywood et al whose overactive imaginations are getting the better of them + whose suffer from the illusion that just because "they believe" something that supposedly makes it true.
That makes "ignorance" at the root of everything here = ignorance of how to properly vet claims + ignorance of the subjects in question + ignorance of the fact that the believers of this nonsense are being exploited by what are run of the mill "grifters". "Ignorance" is the key here.
Look at USA, a country where half of population are so insane they voted an open russian asset in, who openly brags about taking away their rights and bending over to to ruskies since 1987. And then you have guys in Philippines who voted for dictator's son and are now angry at foreign countries who RETURNED PART OF MONEY THE DICTATOR STOLE FROM THEM back to Pinoys as they're "lying to make Marcos seem bad". Like they GAVE YOU BACK STOLEN MONEY, Y U MAD??? And there's Polish farmers assaulting Ukrainian grain while knowing nothing else stands between them becoming a colony of russia again. Or Orban voters in Hungary. Facts don't change their mind, they're just cultists.
Also the most important contribution you may have made is to show the deliberate and well planned setup in the beginning of every show. Once you point out the first lie the rest falls apart.
Your rant at the beginning is awesome! Thanks for you work and for sharing. You're a wonderful and fascinating teacher. And you are respectful towards the places and cultures that you talk about and I greatly appreciate it.
This breaks my heart a little bit. Welcome to the world of every Climate Crisis educator for the last 20 years. We have been trying to shove facts at the public when facts don't matter to them if they already have their mind made up. Keep up the good work my friend, keep fighting the good fight, the world needs you even if they don't seem to want it.
Indeed.
As someone who believes in climate change but doesn't have much of a big source, know any channels/videos to start with?
Well, the dramatics, the crying wolf lol
I understand scientists don't know how to appeal to people
But it's something they need to learn to do
They shouldn't have to, but they just do.
We're just going to keep using up this little ball until there's nothing left for us. But don't worry about the Earth, it'll be fine. It's not going anywhere. We are. =D
@@asraarradon4115 yeah.... Probably mars to fuck that planet up too
Milo has absolutely changed minds. I showed the series to a friend who had watched Ancient Apocalypse and bought it hook, line, and sinker. Showing these videos to them gave them the context to understand, learn, and question the media they consume in a way that they did not realize was an option for “documentaries” or other pseudo-educational media. There are people whose minds can be changed especially when it is approached like this-where is doesn’t look like an attack but just asking the right questions. I come for the learning but so far every way information has been presented has been extremely valuable as well as entertaining! Milo makes science (at least, archaeology) sound like someone everyone can understand, which is absolutely true!
Yeah, there are a lot of people who changed their minds, and simply did not comment.
if someone immediately falls for the documentary then watches this youtube video explaining why it's wrong and immediately changes their mind, they're going to immediately change their mind again when they see some other video explaining how this video is wrong.
I also showed my friend these CZcams videos after he watched ancient apocalypse and he was so confused at how little evidence there actually was on grahams side lol
@@iKadaj Unfortunately, science supports that more people are like that than will ever admit it.
For example: In the US political system, research suggests the thing that matters to a candidate more than anything is how much they talk. Not what they say. Not how they say it. Simply how much they say.
So, what are this guys credentials? Is he an experienced archeologist, historian? Is he even allowed to buy alcohol legally?
Your intro is spot on in regards to all conspiracy theorists and debunkers.
I think you hit the nail on the head with the final essay! I’m saddened and concerned with the parallels in other science disciplines, politics, and society in general.
Im not a young guy, but in my time, I'd be hard pressed to think of someone as intelligent, as eloquent, as charismatic, as self aware, and as intelligent as you. You reawakened the joy i felt for history and archeology when i was a kid.
Suspicious isn't it? "They" must be funding him 🙂 Now, wears my tinfoil hat...
@@OrangeNashcan you fix your second sentence idk what your trying to communicate; I’d prefer if you fixed the grammar 🤠 thanks !
Graham Hancock and other writers seem to have a certain "level" of arrogance and egoism..It's like a rite of passage to hive-mind a populace into believing their theories. This simply drives people to read other books, watch various other videos based on similar topics and reaching an individualized conclusion based on personal investigation. Some egoists may be pricks.. but at the end of the day we all just want to sleep at night without the gales mind raping us into submission and forcing us to believe in a one, all conclusive, truth.
You might want to watch the channels that debunk this guy.
@@mmblue3986 Why?
As a lifelong educator for roughly 20 years, I genuinely appreciate the information you've provided and the way you've done it. You are an incredible teacher and I've learned so much from watching your videos. Please keep giving the analyses and debunking of bad archaeology, and you gotta show that cat more often :)
You need a More Klaus clause
I most likely wont get heard but I just wanna say this. You are right, you are a great teacher and I have learnt things I never would have, seen things I would never see. I know it sounds cringe or cheesy but you mean alot to many of us. I would never sit down and read a book but you make me sit down and watch you talk and tell me about these things and expand my knowledge. I am very grateful for you, thank you
I've watched a couple of your shorts but never one of your long form videos. Now completed all 4 of your episodes and I loved them all - your wit, delivery, your cat, most importantly the passion and knowledge of your subject had me hooked. Thanks for putting so much into this series it was brilliant - so many more to watch ❤❤
I am 30 and you got myself and my son into fossil hunting, reading Motel of the mysteries together and looking at the world around us in a completely different light. Thank you.
That’s awesome!🎉
What a great dad. I’ve done similar with my nephew since he loves dinosaurs, I love showing him pictures of these animals and seeing his mind get blown. But we don’t have many fossils here in Chicago that aren’t locked up lol.
@onkarlally Thankfully you don't have to travel far if you want to go searching! There is a place about an hour from Chicago called Mazon Creek. You have to fill out a permit, but that is free, and it is open from March 1 to September 30. You can only pick from the surface, no digging allowed. Hope that helps!
Oh thank god! I was worried I might actually have to watch the last two episodes myself!
God, too soon! Don't remind me of those nightmares!
Oh, god no. Don't do it, there is always a better way. Step away from the remote.
You have so many other films to watch
I’m studying in the field of health science, I would have never naturally stumbled into Hancock’s series or any archeological content. You are the first contact I’ve ever had with archeological research and it made me start to show some interest in reading about archeology as a hobby. If I had this when I was younger, I would have probably considered it as a career path. I’m saying all this to let you know that you do educate others and introduce them to your work with this medium. Thanks for all you do.
Netflix can't compare to your quality on CZcams. You are a great teacher and an awesome person!
I will say that as someone who started as a fan of Hancock's work and discovered yours as obviously opposed, I entered this series with mistrust. Over this series, not only have you earned my trust, respect, and subscription. I still find Hancock's works as entertaining as any other silly conspiracy, but the methodical and thorough manner in which you dismantled his arguments had me as entertained and engaged as any of his appearances. Honestly, as a fan of both of you, nothing would make me happier than a debate or collaboration in pursuit of historical truth. Thank you for this series. You have reignited a long buried passion for archeology that I'm now going to try and actively pursue.
God speed, and good luck
Glgl
There would be no debate, it would be murder.
The problem is such a debate wouldn't further a pursuit of truth. Hancock doesn't want the truth, he wants to be right
I agree Hancock is entertaining. I actually discovered his series as inspiration for fantasy writing. I've written some great TTRPG content watching Ancient Apocalypse. The ideas are interesting, but Hancock is a bullshitter, which I consider worse than a liar.
I'm glad that you found a spark to learn more about archeology, but I would warn against content mining the bottom of the barrel for entertainment. Too much of today's media is about finding the craziest, wildest idea and thrusting it out there for good or ill. They thrive on controversy because nothing drives engagement like outrage. The louder the lie, the wider the message gets as it is spread by both proponents and those debating against it. Finding entertainment from debunking is spectator culture, a deactivation that isolates and divides. It strips you of your agency as you self identify into one camp or another, confusing the actions of one tribe or another as your own initiatives. CZcams wants you to rot into your couch and presenters, even when factual and educational, will put out more hours of content continously to lock you there as much as liars do.
So I applaud your example, please take from these videos a healthy interest in real things and disconnect from this collective mental illness of social media. It will entertain you to death if you let it.
I showed this series to two of my cousins who were very much believers in Hancock's theory. Each episode you put out shook their faith a little more. We watched this one together. At the end of it before I could even say anything one of my cousins sighed and said "Wow, we were really stupid weren't we."
I said "Nah, just really gullible. Conmen tend to be pretty charismatic."
So you've helped change the minds of at least two people. I'm betting there's a lot more then that out there. For every hardcore believer there's probably 5 people who just don't have the knowledge base to realize they're being scammed. You'll just never hear about them because most will just go "Huh, guess I was wrong" and move on with their lives.
In a public science debate a salesman will always beat a scientist. Scientists need to know what is true. Salesman only need to know what sounds true.
And then everybody clapped
I could easily see you having a Netflix show one day, keep it up
never saw ancient apocalypse but this was a facinating series and you clearly have a talent for this!
Never expected to almost cry at Milo's speech about wanting to educate people, but here we are
Ur not alone😭
I feel you bro that speech was absolutely inspiring
I can’t remember which video (I think it was something about footprints) but he spoke about a quote “as you are now, so once was I” that still breaks my heart every time I hear it. People often think of past people as idiots, or think history is boring, because we forget that those were people just like us. They loved and hated their families, they had friends, favorite foods, favorite colors, got nervous around their crush. We’re so lucky as a species to be able to look at our own story and learn from it
Me too, I was not expecting to feel emotional about this video, but that was inspiring 🥺
I was trying to discuss Hancock's show with a buddy at work, full believer but I always try to be accepting of being wrong. He sent me to this series and after watching I've learned a lot about genuine archaeological information on these sites and it's been a very enjoyable and educational experience
I’m a year late to say this, but watching your epiphany section made me realize how much your videos are helping me. Im working on a very large fantasy world setting, which includes history, culture, religion, fictional politics, linguistics, biology, archeology, geology and even more. So thank you man!
THANK YOU for the introduction. It was NOT a waste of time! I feel the same, and that is why I come from a terrible background but still want to educate. I'm working on my BS.
To be fair, you having your channel is bigger and more important than any netflix documentary series.
When I'm watching documentaries on my streaming services, I'm doing so because I feel obligated because I've paid for it and I've already seen whatever I wanted to see this month.
But on CZcams, with absolutely free content, I am here because I want to be here. I wouldn't stay here after one or two videos if I wasn't interested.
Look at the number of your subscribers. That's the amount of people who WANT to know more, going out of their way to subscribe to your channel. Sometimes more than once, as I swear i got unsubscribed at least twice already. Somehow.
Man woke up and chose facts today
I'm not sure what to make of this response. Sure, I understand your reasoning, but by watching a show on Netflix you help more content like this be made, that's how Netflix works - the more people watch something, especially if it hits the most watched, or even top 10, of that day/month/year the more they will go to Graham Hancock and ask him to do another series, maybe following on from this nonsense, because it's his they get subscribers. There is a lot of content you can watch on Netflix, documentaries especially, and I know it's tempting to just see what it's saying, what is all the hype about, but I've excused myself from anything Hancock, it's why I watch videos on CZcams like this so I don't have to watch his propaganda. So, I'm not having a go, but just had this in mind and watch a different documentary instead next time so we don't have to see him again on one of the most watched streaming services on the planet.
I have never thought about it like this before. Thank you very much for your kind words I truly mean when I say that that is beyond humbling. I am grateful for every single one and want to do the most that I can with this opportunity
@@miniminuteman773 gram-hancock has a wall of people blocking him from debating, he is an Einstein or Hawkings in that he is there to sell someone else's ideas. everything he does is mostly someone elses.
Touch grass bro, stop watching things you don't like and go and live 🤷♂️
We need people like this. Please never stop. You have a gift in being able to communicate complex scientific concepts in a way accessible to the layman. That is precious in times like these. Teachers like you are worth their weight in gold. (2x in your case).
I saw your shorts first and when I saw you did a series on Graham Hancock, I had to check it out. You are a great teacher and well researched. I loved the intro to this video and am now subscribed.
It is an abject failure of the algorithm that you haven't turned up in my suggestions until last night. This was an excellent series for both the science and the awareness of pseudoscience's broader effects on society, and now that I've subbed I look forward to binging the rest of your archive!
Last semester I took an anthropology course titled lost cities in ancient civilizations. The course was taught by a professor who extensively studied the mythology and culture of many ancient societies. At the end of the semester, ancient apocalypse was released. He asked our class to do an extra credit assignment. The assignment was to watch an episode and compare the information to what we learned in class. Before this assignment a friend of mine helped film this Netflix documentary. And Graham Hancock stayed on his land out in adams county, Ohio. This was during the serpent mound episode. Many of my friends, who did not attend higher education, are big fans of Graham Hancock and absolutely love his ideas. I kind of fell victim to this thinking, as before the course I had no Scientific information to refute any of the claims. After my course and watching this fantastic video series, I attempted to have an academic conversation about what I had learned in class to said friends. Nearly every single conversation (a reoccurring topic) ends in the claim that I am indoctrinated by main stream academia. I have not yet found a refute to this claim, other than “have you gone out into the field and done the science? Because I know Graham Hancock hasn’t.” My absolute favorite claim to come from all of this madness from my friends was “there were humanoid creatures around during the time of the dinosaurs”
You hit the nail on the head. You can read while they claim letters are signs from another high culture that want to warn us.
This probably won't help much because people choose to believe this stuff, and they might like having a feeling of superiority over you exactly because you've got an education and they don't (not that that would make them inferior, but people often feel that way).
I'd ask them: what do they think 'academia' would get from indoctrinating you, what is their goal and how would they feasibly enforce this indoctrination? And what is Graham Hancock's goal, what institutions does he have to back him (e.g. a huge media company and book publisher)? Who profits in which way from spreading their knowledge (or 'knowledge')? What do they think the process is like in academia to fact-check, what do they think it's like for Graham?
Something else to ask is: what would it take for you to change your conviction? Sometimes people just don't want to be swayed or have 0 idea of how their opinion is formed and they might change the goal posts every time something is debunked. But sometimes they have concerns that if you can clear, they'll be open to changing their opinion again.
Or: why is it important for you that this is true and this isn't? I don't know how passionate about archaeology your friends are but I'd guess that a lot of the fervor for that opinion comes from Graham riling them up with his narrative that he's an underdog and they're the enlightened select few who share his knowledge.
The thing is, you're not dealing with a difference in opinion there, you're dealing with a conspiracy theory that has been bought into. So debunking facts usually doesn't get through to people who have bought into it. If you come at it from a neutral place with the goal to understand, and to sow seeds for them to re-think their convictions continually, you might give them a chance to doubt what they've bought into on their own. I know this first-hand from being a history student with non-student friends (or students in a different field) who choose to believe the "aliens built the pyramids" thing and never listen to what I know about the topic. Sometimes people want to believe something and you can only get so far.
You're just a shill for "Big Academia" with its billions in marketing $$$ and its lobby groups...
Kill your friends it’s the only way /s
Okay being serious. I'm in Arthur on psychology in the collapse of civilisations*. People who want to believe fantastical things don't believe them because they are stupid or crazy. They beleive them because they are trying to make sense of the world they live in that does not match up to the fairytale they were told as kids i.e. "The American Dream" "Capitalism" etc.
"I was lied to my whole life and everything is a scam and a lie, I will work very hard my whole life and be poor my whole life, I am not special, I am not unique, I do not matter" is a very difficult thing to accept when you are a true believer in the fantasy that if you work hard you can have a great life. And 90% of people are true believers.
Its way easier to believe that you are part of a select group, who know the truth, than believe you are part of the vast unwashed propagandised majority of peasants.
The reason you can't explain to these people why they're wrong is, it's not an intellectual discussion. You are asking them to fundamentally deny who they believe they are and accept a terrible truth about life in the world that they don't want to accept.
The only way to win this argument, is to not have this argument.
* not in the ancient, aliens way, in the boring statistical way.
Honestly, as someone who lives in Turkey I should thank graham because he made such an advertisement for tourism with fanfictions :D
"Come visit the penis rocks left by the Atlanteans who taught the dumb locals how to move rocks" Honestly, not a bad selling point
Now all we have to do is make some Byzantine conspiracy theories so that we can actually get some decent archaeological digs
I was at an American air force base in Turkiye for 3 years, and I will so recommend visiting; it's one huge archeological site with amazing food.
The film work for his series was amazing. If you just mute it & fast forward through close ups on Hancock’s face…the scenery is highly enjoyable.
That's kinda the issue, innit? Greed being the motive why these kind of shitty product gets made. So it works as intended. It makes money while making people easier to manipulate. It really is peak capitalism.
I know that there’s a good chance that you’re never going to see this, but I want you to know that you have been making a difference to me. I’m currently working toward a double major in public history and creative writing, and for a while I felt like the history was going to be “just a job” while I work on my books.
I’ve loved history and archaeology and learning about the past for years, but lately I’ve drifted away from it. I discovered you through the short about the giant “steps” in South America and got interested by the subject matter and your particularly inviting brand of sarcasm, and because of this I subscribed and started watching your other content.
Thank you, Milo. You’re reminding me why I love archaeology, and I hope to meet you in person one day.
I feel like I want to… reassure you. This series has actually been educational for me. I didn’t *know* about any of this stuff before this series. Yes, I’m definitely here for the impassioned takedown of Hancock, but I’m also here to learn actually interesting facts about the ancient world at the same time.
Your videos are incredible, your sense of humor aligns well with mine, and I just like watching your content.
I am always excited to see a video drop. You one of the few channels that I have notifications turned on for. I would love to see a video on Darikuyu.
I so agree. I mean taking down conspiracy theorists is always nice, but getting the actual knowledge on the sites he talked about is better.
Yess, me too
This series got me talking to my sister about Gobekli Tepe and Atlantis and after we got into an argument about Atlantis she sent me an article from Graham Hancock. She has never watched anything on Netflix in her life so he has an even bigger reach than I thought.
What is there to argue about gobekli tepe? Seems to me the only people that argue against this stuff do so from a very immature "It's not cool to think that" academic bootlicking place. There is plenty of verifiable, credible evidence being presented in some of these topics that modern academia have the silliest explanations for
@@zachk5249 What is so silly about what is being said?
@@zachk5249 Send evidence or shut up tbh
@@zachk5249 Would you like to show us this "verifiable, credible evidence"?
@@SnowMexicannhis credible evidence is someone else said it but they themselves don’t have any either
This was a fantastic and enlightening series Milo, thank you. I learned a lot about North American archaeology that I never knew existed. Didn't watch that Netflix show, I'm not a fan of pseudo-science but I do love debunking videos. Kudos to you and your team on the good work man, and to the lovely kitty Louie.
I watch videos like yours because it gives me hope that the younger generations are thriving and learning. And maybe there are Graham Hancock watchers who see his stuff and do want to know more and have their own questions. I watch Young Earth debunkers who were completely swathed in the religious culture and they asked more and more questions and they're pursuing Science and bringing the big guns to the fight.
Not an archeologist but a Japanese arts historian. I love love love what you are doing and I beg you to continue, no matter what. The world needs educators like you.
Kind of unrelated but that is such a cool job
What are some of your favourite pieces of Japanese art!
I grew up in a very strict religion that taught that the devil put things online/in literature to pull us away from god. It’s absolutely amazing to be able to actually learn about more in depth history beyond the bible. This series has been especially interesting!! Thank you! :)
I am sorry you had to grow up in such an environment, and I’m glad we’re both here to learn more about our world and history!
i did too, jehovah's witnesses, watchtower to be specific, it's nice to be in the real world now
@@TheCanterlonian oh same! Hope you’re doing well and I’m glad to hear you got out :)
@@indie-rose6 thanks, you're really awesome! i love learning☺
My aunt is not a very religious conspiracy theorist but still a conspiracy theorist and my brother was totally buying all this bad magical lizard people nonsense and he did say that the Illuminati can make movies- he's better now though
You are absolutely a great teacher your passion just shines thru in all your videos. It's one of the main reasons I love learning with you
This intro made me subscribe. The whole series was already entertaining, but now you sold yourself to me as an educator, fully. If one understands and can articulate what they want to do and why, and they are passionate about it? My favorite people to listen to.
Okay. I've only watched your "impassioned speech" so far. Milo, ever since I discovered your content I have thought that not only would you make an awesome teacher, you *are* an awesome teacher. You are passionate about your subject matter, you are open to other ideas, you own your mistakes, you are engaging, and most importantly, you present the information in a way that makes it accessible to the layperson. You absolutely have the potential to be archaeology's Carl Sagan. And I, for one, look forward to following you on this journey.
Now I'm going to go back and delight in watching you destroy Graham Hancock with facts.
I'd liken him more to, energy wise, being a more foul mouthed and yet equally chaotic Bill Nye. He's a little too excitable for me to equate him with Sagan, 😂 but yes, absolutely. His presentation style is that perfect Gen Y/Z bluntly sarcastic humor mixed with a slight bit of delightful chaos, and being both smart enough to Know His Shit while still being open and humble in the face of correction. He's a marvelous teacher and I'm so glad he's found his calling and that I found his channel ❤
@studioyokai You are right about the energy. His similarity to Sagan is in knowing, instinctively, how to share information so that it is completely accessible to anyone, and makes everyone listening feel like they understand.
I was once told by an ex that was deep into Ancient Aliens that I was taking the mystery out of the world by trying to understand it as it really was.
Its not too late. I also watched Ancient Aliens when I was 14. But grow out of it. When I started watching other documentaries that provided explanations that make more sense from what they gave on Ancient Aliens.
No u weren't.
I once had a short relationship with a girl who left me for someone else, her final words were at least he believes in ghosts
She was not happy I found it all so funny 😂😂😂
@@razeric I was also big into ancient aliens then I did some research and begun ti realize that a lot of the people who pushed that concept were mainly Nazi scientist. Who more than likely using the concept as a way to turn the scientific eye away for the actual genius and engineering of these ancient cultures. Utilizing it as a way to in general to belittle non aryan races. I mean look at there war propaganda it was all about race and religion why wouldn’t they do the same with cultural science
I'd wager it's the opposite. By understanding the world you "unlock" the real mysteries, then if you live long enough you might have the chance to understand those mysteries! Nothing is more satisfying than actually learning how something works or how it was done. That kind of understanding is so much more satiating.
I'm a little late to the party but I just wanna say that I love your videos. Yes, watching you debunk crazy conspiracies is a lot of fun, but I am also learning so much from you. Archaeology in and of itself is fascinating but the fact that you're so passionate about it makes it a hundred times more interesting and engaging to listen to you talk about it. I wish there were more creators out there making content out of passion instead of just desperately trying to get attention.
Also this is the first time I've ever been sad about reaching the end of a class lol. I wish some of my university teachers were more like you.
I discovered your channel via "Yes Theory" who had the charlatan called Graham Hancock on their channel... thank you for making these videos, they were amazing. I've learned so much!
You just can't win with the ancient apocalypse people (and ancient Alien/Annunaki/Creationist people etc) They are like Qanon people. The more you prove them wrong the more they knuckle down into their "it's them against us" mentality. It really depresses me tbh.
I don't know about that! There's a few comments on this video that tell me that there's a chance we might get some of these people back on our side. Some, not all... But some is better than none, right? 😅
100% correct. It's like trying to argue with a brick wall. The only real difference is that sometimes there's interesting graffiti on a brick wall for you to read, while most Ancient Alien believers and diehard Creationists will just spew _boring_ nonsense.
@ zadarasimoleons1019
Not really. But you don’t make this to get those people, you make it to save the people that are on the fence. The others are too far gone.
That’s why we live in a world that seems to be perfectly content with ignoring facts. for most people that’s a luxury they can afford. But when it becomes a matter of survival, those are the people that don’t make it to the other side.
@@Princess_Feona sorry, but that last sentence is just cryptic nonsense that sounds like a quote from Die Hard
I had to go through painful debates with a friend that watched Hancock’s show.
They kept calling it a “novel idea” and that was why so many people were against it.
I believe, from what they have told me (and from how they totally dropped the subject) that you have opened their eyes.
No matter how much i’d talked, I was unable to convince them that it wasn’t a “novel idea” but a “crap idea”, but it seems you managed to shake them awake.
Thank you.
Edit: man, you guys are having an interesting discussion in here! And pretty damn civil too?
About what I meant by “novel” was that they’d say the idea was “novel” and that was why so many people opposed it. Just like how “novel” it was to say that Earth orbited the sun and that people opposed that “novel” idea too. Tried to convince him that not only that it wasn’t “novel” (since hancock’s books aren’t all exactly super recent) but that it was just nonsensical and that my friend’s general approach about doubting science because “that’s what science is about” (partially true, but wow stop saying “we don’t know” just because you, specifically, don’t know) was flawed.
I’m really glad Milo made these videos because i’m pretty sure they saved me from myself (cutting off an important friendship). I’m not telling the whole story, not even close, but Milo really did save something important for me.
The denisova human was a novel... thing, discovered by DNA analysis of zwei little tiny bones.
For the friends who said, archeology is against new ideas.
And as far as I know, archeology/ anthropology is buzzing with this knowledge.
But good thing you got them to change their mind a bit.
Believing Hancock might have led into a spiral of conspiracies
It's not even that ' novel' . It's a discarded idea from the 19th century, But yes, i have tried to debate with ancient alien/ ancient technology believers,etc,etc for years. It's a complete waste of time. Because the idea of some mystical empire is just too juicy, People in general don't like to study, complex facts. They want to believe sensational stories ..
It isn’t even novel. Von Däniken came up with much of the framework and published wildly succesful books, getting himself out of debtor’s prison on the backs of it back in the 70’s. That’s where I first learned about a vast majority of the sites and the claims that Hancock now takes for another spin. Of course, von Däniken thought it was all “ancient astronauts”, but the core remains the exact same.
@@Worldbuilder Hancock even wrote Atleast one 'ancient alien ' books himself. Some fluff about the (now debunked) ' face' on Mars. Hancock is a typical grifter that jumps unto every 'ancient-nonsense ' hype train that makes him a few bucks.
Hancock is just recycling the blather of Ignatius Donnelly, Blavatsky and the Thosophists carried it on, it was adopted by Himler and his Ahnenerbe. In the 50's
Hell yeah man, love your dream and passion. I've always wanted to go to school and do something like this since I was a kid but never got to, it's great to see you fighting this much needed fight
Graham Hancock's method of cooking up dates is essentially a kind of numerology. There are enough ways of combining dates and motifs that eventually he'll find something to bridge the gap -- the same way you can break down any number and find a way to transform it into 666, or any other number of your choosing.
Like those old Illuminati confirmed memes from 2016
This channel, Fall of Civilizations, and Overly Sarcastic Productions are the only CZcams Channels I have notifications turned on for. I’m 35, and chose to continue my education in Psychology rather than all the different aspects of history and science that I love so much. These channels let me indulge my love of these fields even though I didn’t make it my vocation. These days I work at a grocery store.
I feel it’s better to set your intentions early on rather than try to determine a career. Life happens, you don’t know where it’s going to take you. But if you set your intentions early as an educator and conscientious objector, those values will guide you no matter where you go.
All wonderful channels!
Best wishes to you and yours!
OSP! I love Red's deep dives into mythology and Blue's love of history (and domes).
Try 'History for Granite'
Amazing ancient Egypt content, 100% evidenced based and empirical with true science/ academic history
@@Uldihaa Eh, I often feel that Red and Blue do that thing where they were taught (and provide) a very general overview of a topic and then accidentally add in nuance through ignorance or to add entertainment that then provides a very skewed account of literature or history. I much prefer Milo, where he shows his work and is up front about his limitations.
Graham Hancock went into this with confirmation bias. He decided he was correct before he even started looking for evidence, and what "evidence" he *did* find he chose because it seemingly supported his belief, even though he had to do so much mental gymnastics to make the "evidence" fit, when in reality every single piece of "evidence" had a far simpler and more logical reason behind them.
More likely he does not believe the twaddle he claims. He rather = saw an opportunity to make money off of a science fiction consumed public who was easily monetized by pandering to their overactive imaginations. He therefore = _"gives the customer what they want"_ - as he laughs all the way to the bank profiting from their stooopidity.
@@varyolla435 Eh, I don't think it was something so cynical. I think he wanted it to be true, it's fun to believe. Trouble is he cherry picked information and managed to get a huge streaming platform to back his flight of fancy as a documentary.
I never normally comment and I may be a year late but I found this series yesterday and wanted to say it has made a difference to me. I have always loved ancient aliens and conspiracy theory stuff but never really believed it. But somehow in the past year I had really found myself getting sucked into pseudo archaeology. It sounded convincing to someone with less knowledge on the topic, and it's a very good story. This series has been fascinating and made me realise I'm just as vulnerable to anyone else to misinformation. Thank you for presenting some really great archaeology in an interesting and accessible way. Content like this is so needed on a platform with so much junk!
Unfortunately most who watch that trash are not so "discerning" as you as we can see. A lot of folks buy into that nonsense which as you correctly alluded to is really just = *ENTERTAINMENT* formatted to appear as credible when it is not. A more apt term for such might be: _"Infotainment."_
Your conclusion about education in the opening is EERILY similar to thoughts I've had. Oftentimes in my own ponderings about the woes we face today, the surest route out always seems to come down to education. Very well said.
I'm a former Irish archaeologist, having had to give it up for health reasons, and am currently a teacher. I'd like to thank Milo for his amazing well researched presentation. I found it fascinating and informative and look forward to more content in the future. Personally I have seen series like Ancient Apocalypse and Ancient Aliens for pure entertainment value, and to find out about places I never heard of so as I could do my own research. To say I take their theories with a grain of salt is a massive understatement, it more like I take them with a whole truck load. But what really sums this up for me is a response Hancock once gave to a journalist who asked him a question about the truth of his theories as he was getting into his car- "I don't really care, I drive a ferrari." This, for me, is the core of what Hancock, and his like, are: snake-oil salesmen who are out to make money, not educate or enlighten. What a said indictment it is of modern society that this charlatan rolls in the bucks while good honest educators are not just maligned but vilified.
Hancock would literally sell snake oil if it would make him more money.
Do you have the source for that Hancock quote?
@Lucas Tidmarsh Afraid not. Wish I did. Will try to research it and get back to you. If anyone else knows its origin, please let me know.
@@Gillemear thanks please do let me know if you find it.
The value of a truck load of salt is worth a pretty penny, I don't think it was a good thing you had been an archaeologist, you can even turn a popular phrase without messing it up.
Every time I see a theory like that, I think to myself "If this theory is true, why would anyone care enough to hide this information?" Usually it's either for no reason at all or to "prevent panic". No one benefits from you not knowing about a cool ancient civilization.
Yeah, like at least the Tartaria mudflood stuff at least has the whole "the ancients knew how to get free electricity out of the air, but the elites hid it so we'd al be dependent on their oil monopolies and thus control us", it's dumb, but at least I can see how that makes sense to someone on a surface level...
Plus the sheer amount of coordination and cooperation from an absolutely massive amount of people that would be required to keep something like that a secret simply will not happen. Humans aren't that good at keeping secrets.
Im with you on that, i would argue there is alot of benefit to admitting to ones limited knowledge of a subject, keeps minds open to the idea theres more adventures to be had in finding out.
I think people dont want to provide information because it challenges their personal ineptitude, and thusly their "failings". However that in itself is a flawed belief, failings just means room for improvement and oppourtunity to use curiosity to learn more. They are not a flaw in a person just that we are infact human. "Theres more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than can ever be done" no one person can know everything that there is to know about a subject it just impossible and unrealistic.
Most conspiracy theorists I've seen claim it's so the government can use their super-advanced-magic-technology without people knowing it exists. My mom's friend thinks Atlantis was real, and the US government is hiding it so they can use Atlantis's hurricane causing technology against citizens to make us all communist or some stupid shit like that.
Human nature..it's all about money and greed. That's why your government has been lying to you about aliens all this time. Beware of the Fake 'Alien Invasion' .
This series is a beautiful reminder to find truth and make peace with it, not the other way around.
This series was very insightful, and down right interesting to watch. Thank you for all the hard work and production you and your team put to make this happen.
I'll make sure to stay curious and inquisitive (and watch more videos)
If Graham Hancock was right and his ideas became accepted most of his fans would leave him because now he's a "mainstream archeologist".
Like Ancient Aliens has been on the air since 2009. They'd be doing a bad job at suppressing this stuff
@@solodolotrevinowhy suppress something you can just laugh at? Is ancient aliens normally an acceptable source in debate? Of course not. Good luck learning about project bluebook and project bluebean though. Did you never hear about the Pentagon and other nations admitting UFOs or the more commonly/recent accepted term, uaps not only exist but some them cannot be accounted for. Have you heard of David Grusch, he had a congressional hearing about this
@@solodolotrevino 2009? They've been televising this crap since TV became cheap in the 70s. "In Search Of" was voiced by Leonard Nimoy of all people.
It didn't have as much razzle dazzle and wasn't terribly convincing, to me at least. But now they've doubled down with more money...
As someone in their 30s that has almost given up warning people about these slippery slopes, thank you for your message at the end. These things really are linked by sowing distrust and plunging people slowly into paranoia. I appreciate people like you and Folding Ideas so much. Great series.
I grew up reading Hancock's tales and quite a bit more. Now in my 50s, I'll say that one thing I've learned is that the slippery slope is basically undefeated. Everyone (especially on the Left) laughs at the concept as alarmism, but these things tend to eventually pass.
@overlordfemto7523too much being right and working towards learning and understanding the world lmao
@@AJHart-eg1ys. Wdym by this?
@overlordfemto7523. Be more specific.
@@junebunny0712 I don't know that there's really anything to elaborate on. Almost every time people raise issues with something like social issues - especially those springing from the American Left - they're dismissed as being alarmists. And what they feared almost always comes to pass.
They warned of all the BS we'd have to deal with if we started treating trans people like anything other than psychologically damaged or petulant attention whores, and look where we are now. Drag queen readings of children's books were predicted and cast as predatory toward children. Those predictions were laughed at. Now we're at the point where orgainzations will cancel their Pride parades if local ordinances do not allow children to attend.
There's a reason for the saying, "give them an inch and they'll take a mile." When is the last time anyone settled for that inch, rather than using that crack as a place to drive a wedge through?
Take care.