The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness

The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness

2013, Environment  -   27 Comments
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Part of what Andrew Faust does is teaching how to apply permaculture in the urban landscape and part of what he'll be presenting in this video is a lot of information he's accumulated over the last 20 years as an educator and 8 years of living off the grid. Permaculture is a way of thinking, it's a way of seeing, and what Andrew is going to present is the way of seeing ourselves as biological organisms who are deeply rooted in the life-matrix of the planet Earth.

According to astrophysicists the oldest stars and the age of our universe is about 14.5 billion years old. The galaxy is something that there are many of, as we know, in the universe... and we are in an outer arm of the Milky Way galaxy, which is one of many galaxies. We are spinning with the Earth, spiraling with the galaxy and expanding with the universe.

It's a very dynamic system. It is something that's been around for a long time, so this is an ancient universe and we have huge inheritance. We are the biosphere and how we behave now really determines the future. The Earth is biological entity, a self-regulating organism and we have to understand how to live in ways that synthesize with the larger dynamics of the planet.

There isn't any big brother or large creation entity that cares about humanity. It's up to us to figure out how to live in ways that are intelligent in terms of defining how does the Earth work, how did human beings come into existence, and what do we owe our existence to?

Just 500 million years ago the continents were scattered in a very different places on Earth. And the continents have been changing, the planet has been shifting and it wasn't until 1970s that plate tectonics was even something that was understood in geology. It wasn't until the 1930s that we even started to agree that there were such things as ice ages. Our understanding of this planet is something that's constantly developing and evolving.

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Jay
Jay
4 years ago

I listened up to the point he said one animal ate another and gained a whole load of genes. So, bears who had eaten people should be up to par with men....any way, biology is not my strong point, but he forgets something about todays physics, quantum mechanics has so many variables that are open ended and the only viable explanation is that...there must be a God, how can two microscopic parts light years away communicate using quantum entanglement, how do you explain the super states of matter, why we can not investigate these minuscules parts without disturbing their essence....life is more complicated than just evolution, you can not start a serious inquiry by dismissing what could be the best explanation !

tasha
tasha
8 years ago

As a geologist I can say the geology is a tad dodgy. The 65MA event wasn't really the meteorite, that was kinda the icing on the cake. but an interesting watch anyway..

bernard
bernard
9 years ago

Great watch the only part I did not agree with was when he put down green tech. Renewable energy is far better than fossil fuel alternatives.

RealityBites
RealityBites
9 years ago

It's Lyn Margulis, a biologist who was co-author with James Lovekock of the Gaia hypothesis. The Gaia hypothesis posits that the earth behaves as an organism in its own right, ie its geology, biology and atmosphere all interact as a complex whole to find stasis.

Kyle
Kyle
9 years ago

Who is Linmar Goulas? I can't find anything online...

Kamal
Kamal
9 years ago

Man! The description seems to pull me in to the documentary. Great work!

Benjamin C. Rice
Benjamin C. Rice
9 years ago

Ive seen my fair share of documentaries. And as far as info per second/minute ratios go, this one takes the cake! So much truth to much of what you are saying, regardless of whether one agrees with your stance on God. Its too bad many will turn away from it simply because it doesn't align with their dogma.

Matt
Matt
9 years ago

The authors anti-corporate tirade throughout the video is somewhat annoying. I would suggest that if he wants his message to bleed outside of what is obviously a left-leaning circle, to reduce the amount of bias in his language. With that said, I did enjoy the first 3 quarters of the video.

southab403
southab403
9 years ago

A couple of observations; Bacteria DO have genus and species and prior to sexual reproduction shared genetic material via plasmids (and still do), so your statement that there were no separate species in early oceans may be in error.
The drive out of Africa was probably a time of massive warming, forcing hominids up to the fertile zones while deserfication took over central Africa. Following the shores all the way to India and possibly Australia didn't necessarily mean that fire was the driving force of human intellegence. I think it was the protein rich diet from sea and shore life that drove the brain expansion. Once that was in place, fire and hunting became the way that we radiated to all other biospheres.

Andrew Faust
Andrew Faust
9 years ago

The data on chimps and gorillas came from a book called Thumbs Toes and Tears,I see you are correct it is not different from ours more like 9 months, i will change that material in my presentation for sure!Thank you for pointing it out to me!

Ilona Randall
Ilona Randall
9 years ago

While I disagree with him on not using technology, I agree with his message. There might be some errors here and there but what he says still is relevant. It would be nice to be more connected to nature again.

guest
guest
9 years ago

BEWARE. This documentary makes up facts. Here's a quick example that is easy to fact check. About 1/2 way thru, the narrator says repeatedly that both gorillas and chimps have gestation periods of 24 months, compared to the 9 months that humans are pregnant. This is totally WRONG. Both chimps and gorillas have a gestation period close to 9 months. I wanted to like this documentary but I don't trust anything it says.

Guest
Guest
9 years ago

I like the doc and his presentation, yet disagree on a few things. He said, we should literally fake being happy. I understand his point, yet think that needs to be put more delicately.

We get "benefits" from faking happiness(or just being "happy"), that often suspend the environmental(outside of us) cause of our unhappiness...therefore begetting the item, we're trying to alleviate.

This artificial mindset, is what has been fueling our unhealthy societal attitudes.

southab403
southab403
9 years ago

I really liked this doc! I don't get some of the previous commentors views that it doesn't matter to them because they may not live long enough to see it or that 'matter doesn't matter'. ?
The presenter explained a huge amount of subject matter in a very factual, scientific way that made total sense to me.
I totally agree that we modern day humans need to start looking at and encompasing natures ability to detoxify and regenerate our environment.
These kinds of docs are important to lead the way into integrating intellegent design and low / renewable energy into any new suburbs or new towns/cities designed in the future.
SLB

Jacek Walker
Jacek Walker
9 years ago

A good piece of work.
But how many will get the message? Last time I looked out of my window, crowds were rushing to the world cup in a feverish neurosis to crash their opposit teams. But they call it a game...

Thinker
Thinker
9 years ago

I clicked accidently and gave this presentation a low rating... damn. -_-"

I would have given it a 9/10.

Grizz
Grizz
9 years ago

About 1/2 of this documentary is legit... Margulis has long been discredited as a kook. What if you have an artificial heart - do you instantly lose empathy? It's all in plain view that we've hammered the planet - all that matters is objective science, not woo and goo.