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PayPal and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel is embarking on an unusual intellectual journey this fall—delivering a sold-out four-part lecture series on the biblical figure of the Antichrist. The private lectures, which will be held at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, represent the latest evolution in Thiel’s increasingly public theological interests that intertwine his Christian faith with his concerns about technology’s potential to enable authoritarian control.

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[–] herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sharing a photo for no reason at all. Not related to the topic.

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

I usually refrain from uttering what could be construed as death threats. So I will continue my streak and mention that this seems more like an event that should be catered by C. L. Aymore and associates.

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I sometimes find this timeline incredibly funny. How did we get here?

[–] Flipper@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago

It all started with an ape that got shot.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Abrahamic techno facism?

Well Facebook let companies know that users would volunteer their most valued data... And now there's an ai identifying Palestinians based on their facial features so they can be starved better.

Soooooooo eidunno. Billionaires are the new prophets in this wealth obsessed world.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 158 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Considering he helped the anti-christ become president, this should be in nottheoninion

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

I'm no biblical scholar, but isn't this one of the features of the antichrist? Like that they will have false prophets and other dastardly types trying to deceive people and advance the real antichrist's agenda?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If any of those myths had any basis in reality, Thiel would definitely qualify as the Antichrist. As it is, he's just a common and garden variety asshole.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago

My neighbor is a common garden variety asshole... this guy is a billionaire pile of shit getting obscenely wealthy on the demise of humans. He's not the antichrist, but he's no garden variety asshole.

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What a glorious, target rich environment. I hope they all get eaten.

[–] jimjam5@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wow giving a lecture about yourself. That's meta man

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t think Peter Thiel knows that he is a candidate for the antichrist.

To know that, would require self reflection.

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[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It would be cool to hear his take on things, if for no other reason than he has a huge amount of influence in the current government and had a hand in project 2025; and he’s I think an accelerationist who believes society needs to collapse and be remade into some techno-feudal state with himself as lord of part of California and also everyone’s personal information. Cause Palantir definitely has all your shit at this point.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, he's banking on society collapsing. That's what his Praxis network-state-city is about.

If you're not familiar with Curtis Yarvin, he's the crazy glue holding it all together. Get deep into that mess, it's what happens after Project 2025 runs out of ideas.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I'm curious as to how they think they will make it through it.

All their wealth is magical stock numbers on a computer. They better have some gold on hand to pay to protect their shit.

They can ride out the worst of it in their bunkers but if they want to be Immotan Joe it's quite the dice roll.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I mean yeah that's about it. It seems like we could probably just all read that and know you probably saved us having to listen to him stroke his own ego for several hours.

I guess I kind of understand going to hear it to find out what's being discussed, but the plan is pretty much the wealthy will inherit the earth. The opposite of what the bible actually says.

I would just be very hesitant to give this guy a penny of my money. Unless you plan to secretly record and pirate whatever he says behind closed doors. Then I fully support it.

Actually now that I think about it, if you can catch him even hinting at anything involving organ transplants and immortality behind closed doors I would campaign for you to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and a medal of honor.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/xi-putins-hot-mic-moment-long-science-extend-125246841

[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty sure all big tech guys want to farm the poor for their organs

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What is it with billionaires that they have to go insane? It's like all of them end up like those classic campus bond villains

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[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago

Friendly reminder Vance is his lap dog.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 80 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

People are seriously paying money to have the devil himself (Peter Thiel of PayPal, Palantir, and Pal of Epstein) teach them about religion.

I don't like having to do this, but this shit is literally blasphemy. It's all there in the book y'all have been using like an all powerful shield against modernization. Now this evil tech bro is going to tell you all about the anti-christ, and the path to eternal life through technology?! Come the fuck on:

Matthew 15-20: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."

San Francisco you have a very important job to do: I feel like people should go with megaphones and, warn everyone attending that they're being deceived by a false prophet and going to hell.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

There are 4 horses.

3 have already rode (ridden?) in.

(The image is real)

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[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"his Christian faith"? Is Thiel Christian? Or is he just calling himself that for cultural political reasons, like Peterson and Musk?

(For the record, I am Christian, and I'm constantly horrified at what passes for Christianity in the US.)

[–] Vanix@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago

He is not, he uses it for the political reasons like you suspect

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

These people are both insane and in charge. They have the means and the will to kill us all.

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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In a few year when he loses his hair, he'll achieve his goal of becoming the real Dr. Evil.

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[–] OboTheHobo@ttrpg.network 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

his concerns about technology’s potential to enable authoritarian control.

I don't even know what to say at this point

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Palantir co-founder!?

Brother, you ARE the dragon that gave power to the beast

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[–] echolalia@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago

He named his technology company after a wizard pondering orb wiretapped by LOTR-satan.

Im sure theres some great jokes here but I don't have anything snarky to say about it, I'm just tired.

[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

every time I see one of them pull this weird shit, I have to walk myself through the process again of how christians got to solidarity with the rich. I don't know why I keep forgetting that was always the purpose

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

Anyone interested in this topic, at least how it happened in the United States should check out the Behind the Bastards episodes titled “How the Rich Ate Christianity”

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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sort of an autobiographical art piece I guess?

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[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

So this is a lecture to warn others of awful people like him?

[–] unabart@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago

Some will call this a Thielogical discussion. Or not. Praise Satan.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Any mention of Thiel should ALWAYS be accompanied by a mention of the book he and so many other weirdoes seem to take as their inspiration, and that book is The Sovereign Individual.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sovereign_Individual

The guy even wrote a preface for a reprint of the book!

In 2020, the book was reprinted with a preface written by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.[1]

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

I fucking hate accelerationism, and this is one of them.

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Damn. It would be a shame if an earthquake epic center formed at the base of that building and collapsed on everyone.

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[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Imagine being a good Satanist all your life, waiting for the Antichrist, praying to Satan, butchering animals, getting up in the middle of the night when Saturn is in retrograde to pick mugwort and shit…You do all that and he gives you fucking Peter Thiel.

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[–] teft@piefed.social 36 points 2 days ago

his concerns about technology’s potential to enable authoritarian control.

He's one of the leading voices in making technology to enable authoritarian control...

Critics argue that Thiel’s warnings about the Antichrist ring hollow given his role in building the very surveillance infrastructure that could enable authoritarian control. Thirteen former Palantir employees recently signed a letter urging the company to cease its work with the Trump administration, citing concerns about how the technology might be misused for political targeting

Oh good. At least they didn't just sane wash it like a bunch of other organizations are doing.

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The ego on this jackass to lecture people about himself

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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

These people are a death cult actively trying to make revelations happen so they can get whisked up to fantasy perfect land. Can we just sell them all the special Kool-aid and get on with our lives trying to fix this broken ass world?

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (7 children)

The ticket prices are nothing more than a bribe paid to an influential person. I've not seen this guy talk to a camera much, but the little I have seen has not impressed me, I can't imagine anyone caring what he has to say that much. High society socialite garbage.

Or maybe he'll reveal he's the actual living avatar of Asmodeus and enthrall everyone in attendance with dark magic like a movie villain reveal. I don't know, I'd accept it as truth if I saw it in the news at this point.

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[–] npcknapsack@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Oh, St Luigi, may your blessings rain down upon this man.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

What facing religious homophobia will do to a gay man with billions of dollars to burn the world

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is so fucking weird.

People like this shouldn't be allowed to lead or make decisions that have long lasting effects for millions upon millions of people, or anyone for that matter.

People like him should be locked in psychiatric institutions. They should be studied for their mental disorders, and helped if possible.

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