This Is the Final Taboo & It Can No Longer Be Denied | Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel shares his skeptical views on the current state of science, arguing that many claiming to be scientists are actually politicians seeking government funding and that universities are not producing significant scientific advancements. He references Bob Laughlin, a Nobel laureate who faced defunding for questioning the productivity of scientists. Thiel suggests that topics considered taboo are often true and criticizes the dogmatic nature of modern science, particularly in areas like climate science and vaccine research, advocating for more skepticism. He also discusses the collapse of gatekeepers and the shift towards believing in more conspiracy theories, which he sees as a healthy corrective to the established dogmas, using COVID-19 as a watershed moment where the establishment was wrong and blocked legitimate questions.