The Great Climate Con | Alex Epstein | EP 312

Dr Jordan B Peterson and Alex Epstein discuss the undeniable need for fossil fuels, the toxic underlying nihilism of the “climate concerned” left, the need for balance between conservation and human progress, and the unexplored worth of wild potential. Alex Epstein is a philosopher and energy expert who argues that “human flourishing“ should be the guiding principle of energy and environmental progress. He is the author of the new bestselling book Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less. He is also the creator of —a source of powerful, well-referenced talking points on energy, environmental, and climate issues. Dr Peterson’s extensive catalog is available now on DailyWire : - Sponsors - Birch Gold: Text “JORDAN“ to 989898 for a FREE Goldback with every $5000 purchase, when you convert an existing IRA or 401k into a precious metals IRA with Birch Gold by December 22nd. Masterworks: Invest in art today with Masterworks at See important disclosures at Black Rifle Coffee: Get 10% off your first order or Coffee Club subscription with code JORDAN: - Chapters - (0:00) coming up (1:28) Intro (3:36) Fossil Future (6:17) The metric for success (12:28) Nature viewed as a god, Fusion (16:49) Hostility toward impact (21:33) How the climate cult evolved (24:09) What drives the anti-capitalist ethos? (30:30) The planet has gotten 15 percent greener (33:20) Conceptions of Earth (35:24) The world without humanity (38:48) The underlying Nihilism (43:00) Worth of man to the Left (45:14) The toxicity of modern environmentalism (50:35) Moral monopoly, Bjørn Lomborg (59:35) Climate Denier, propaganda (1:05:00) 50 years, a complete failure as a movement (1:07:20) Keeping the third world poor (1:12:10) Actual concern for the poor (1:15:00) Climate Reparations (1:16:30) Moral Aesthetics (1:20:10) Importance of conservation (1:23:30) Existential guilt, sufficient value (1:28:03) Delicate nurture dogma, wild potential // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: Donations: // COURSES // Discovering Personality: Self Authoring Suite: Understand Myself (personality test): // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: // LINKS // Website: Events: Blog: // SOCIAL // Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: Telegram: All socials: #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus