Peter Thiel's Closed-Door Lectures on the Antichrist and Political Theology
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Summary
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is conducting a series of closed-door lectures focused on the Antichrist, framing it as "political theology." The lectures, part of what's described as an "Antichrist World Tour," have been given at prestigious institutions including Oxford, Harvard, and the University of Austin. The article examines Thiel's increasing apocalyptic rhetoric and how it contributes to extremism in the culture war, questioning the need for secrecy around his controversial obsession.
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· 4 pulledPeter Thiel can't stop talking up the Antichrist
delivering a four-part, closed-door lecture on the topic, which he is framing as "political theology"
part of what you might call an "Antichrist World Tour"
adding a dangerous dose of extremism into the already-fraught culture war
The tech mogul is amping up his apocalyptic rhetoric—and adding a dangerous dose of extremism into the already-fraught culture war.
