Do I Believe in God, COVID Totalitarianism & the Climate | Jordan Peterson

Look, I got vaccinated ... Here's the deal, guys, I'll get the vaccine; you fucking leave me alone. And did that work? No, so stupid me. That's how I feel about it.

I certainly don't understand the push to get children vaccinated ... I think that's absolutely reprehensible.

I don't think the evidence that... vaccinated people are less contagious, let's say, I don't think it's very compelling.

I think the thing that surprised me the most, probably, was how rapidly we stampeded to imitate a totalitarian state in the immediate aftermath of the release of COVID.

50% of Democrats believe that you have a 50% shot at getting hospitalized if you catch COVID and 25% percent of Republicans.

Things are way better than anybody thinks. We have a glorious future in front of it us if we want to. The best way to save the planet is to make poor people rich as fast as we possibly can.

The biggest environmental issue that's facing us isn't global warming; it's overfishing in the oceans as far as I'm concerned.

Men are less agreeable than women. It's a reliable personality difference. It's only about 60/40. So, if you picked a man and a woman out of a crowd, and you tried to figure out who was least agreeable, if you bet on the man, you'd be right 60% of the time.

The more disagreeable you are, the less empathic and compassionate and polite you are ... In some sense, the less generous, the less concerned with others, the more concern with yourself and your victories.

Here's a cool little fact ... As carbon dioxide levels rise, plants can grow in drier environments.

What I saw the faculty do in my career... was continually cede territory to the administration one cowardly decision at a time, one cowardly micro-decision at a time. And I really think that's the sin of the left, the moderate left.