Dr. Albert A. Bartlett is fully cognizant of that point. He says in part 8 of that video: "Except for the petroleum graphs, the things I tell you are not p

Dr. Albert A. Bartlett is fully cognizant of that point. He says in part 8 of that video: "Except for the petroleum graphs, the things I tell you are not predictions of the future. I am only reporting facts and the results of some very simple arithmetic." (1:22) He acknowledges the potential fallibility of his estimations. He goes on to say: "Please you check the facts. Please check my arithmetic. if you find errors, please let me know. But if you don't find errors, I hope you take this very very seriously."