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Peter Thiel’s new lectures cast critics of tech and AI as “legionnaires of the Antichrist”
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Peter Thiel’s new lectures cast critics of tech and AI as “legionnaires of the Antichrist”
theweek.comThirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They've been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
www.wired.comA series of lectures will likely be less about theology and more about political grievance.
www.bloomberg.comIt’s not clear why Thiel needs secrecy to hold forth on his latest obsession. He’s been pontificating about the Antichrist in public talks for years. During a June interview with *The* *New York Times,* Thiel offered extended thoughts on the shadowy figure, barely mentioned in the Bible, who according to legend (and countless pulp horror movies) will arise to help Satan kick off Armageddon. He even named a suspect: Greta Thunberg. (The interview went viral when Thiel struggled to answer a...
newrepublic.comThis is a real thing Peter Thiel told a group of tech professionals recently.
www.theverge.comThe Palantir cofounder will explore how Christian theology intersects with modern technology in four private lectures merging faith and business.
fortune.com‘It’s time we un-cancel Satan’ says the Silicon Valley entrepreneur
www.dailycardinal.comThe political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on 'an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times'
www.theguardian.comIn leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that 'the Antichrist' is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.
www.washingtonpost.comA California nonprofit is set to host an off-the-record lecture series featuring billionaire investor Peter Thiel on the biblical figure of the Antichrist
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