Peterson States There Is Zero Correlation Between Morality and Intelligence

What was said

"There's no correlation between morality and intelligence. Like literally none. If you think about conscientiousness and agreeableness as the moral categories, it's tricky. Conscientiousness is associated with industriousness and orderliness...The correlation between conscientiousness and IQ is zero, zero, right? Which is quite remarkable."

Jordan Peterson stated that psychological research shows zero correlation between intelligence and moral character traits like conscientiousness and agreeableness. He emphasized this is a robust finding that contradicts common assumptions, noting that intelligent people can have poor character and vice versa. Peterson argued that character development should be the focus of education rather than IQ enhancement.