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Peter Thiel's Antichrist Antics Continue

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder, Peter Thiel has announced plans to deliver a four-part lecture series on the Antichrist. These unusual events will take place at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco on four days in September and October.

Thiel, one of the most influential tech billionaires of our time, seems intent on forcing us to discuss the Antichrist. He is clearly trying to make a point. But what is that point?

Thiel’s lecture series won’t provide any clues to the public—it’s off the record. He’ll be delivering his lectures to an exclusive group of Antichrist-curious tech acolytes in a highly-controlled atmosphere.

Here’s the thing: this isn't really about religion. It’s about power and politics, wrapped in theological language. Thiel has long been fascinated with political theorist Carl Schmitt's ideas about “political theology”—the notion that all significant political concepts are secularized theological concepts.

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[–] pigup@lemmy.world 36 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Imagine I give you $100,000 today, tomorrow and every day thereafter. How long until you get tired of getting $100,000 each day?

After only a few days, most people's financial problems would be solved. After ten days, you will have received 1 million dollars. After a few months, you will have been able to purchase anything you've ever dreamed of.

How long, then, until money is meaningless to you?

Do you know how long it takes to have received 1 billion dollars?

27.4 years.

27.4 years of receiving $100,000 every day. A billion dollars is 10,000 $100,000s.

Some people have hundreds of billions of dollars. It is an astronomical number.

You can't imagine how much that amount of money changes a person. You will absolutely lose your mind and yourself.

No one should ever even possess anywhere near that level of money. It's way too much power.

People conflate rich people with millionaires and casually lump billionaires in with that group.

They are not the same. Billionaires are shells of humans, filled with the putrid sludge of a soul completely consumed by greed.

Do not listen to them. Do not believe them. They only tell you things they want you to believe. They will take everything from you, including your life.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yup, I don't give a shit about the multi millionaire orthodontist who co-owns his practice, has a summer home and a boat and some sports cars. Heck a lot of small farmers are multi millionaires on paper.

I do care about the people who have enough expendable cash that they can throw 10M at a political endeavor without batting an eye.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

They have left us with only one solution to the billionaire problem. And they're trying to make that difficult too, with round-the-clock security. But everyone is vulnerable for a moment here or there.

Last night I chatted with my politically moderate neighbor, who is now considering leaving the country, and cheered Luigi, and a bunch of other shit that would have been "far left" a while ago, but I think is now permeating into the middle too.

polarization of the populace works in both directions, the left only lags a bit behind because they actually like stuff like due process and human rights.

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

I'm not antichrist, I'm just antichrist curious

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 hours ago

What a Jerxes!

[–] Ougie@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

The 9th gate vibes anyone?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

hes the real anti-christ, that controls his puppet vance and trump

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 7 hours ago (4 children)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago

The real life Gavin Belson. Silicon Valley writers used Theil for that character, based on actual events. Yes, he has a blood boy.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

The living embodiment of the idea that billionaires shouldn't exist.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

The next shinzo abe, probably; A sociopath billionaire whose long term project is destroying democracy and is the owner of Palantir a company that makes surveillance software for the US and Israeli government. The name "Palantir" comes from the device used to corrupt Saruman in lord of the rings.

There's a lot of speculation that he's part of a silicon valley death cult that wants to purge the earth of most of its population.

Edit: He's also gay, not that it matters.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 5 hours ago

Oooh exciting

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip -2 points 4 hours ago

Note: said speculation comes from The Tinfoil Hat crowd.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago

He is the one causing all the fascism in the world right now.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

A four part lecture on Trump? But why?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 9 hours ago

himself, how he "posesses" trump do his bidding.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 62 points 16 hours ago
[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 71 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

You would think that a gay billionaire who’s obsessed with making himself immortal and putting forward intense surveillance and ushering in AI gods fervently would be most Christian’s definition of the antichrist. I know it’s mine, and I’m not even Christian anymore.

Edit: I am fine with the gay part, I just want to make that extremely clear before everyone rips me to shreds for being homophobic. I just think Thiel is evil.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 9 hours ago

remember he defenestrated his BOYTOY from florida last year, probably sucked the life forced out of him to stay young, and then staged an "accident"

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 45 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The gay part is what makes it crazy, he thinks his money will protect him? The homophobia in the christian world is insane. Just because they're nice to your face, that doesn't mean they wouldn't hang you from a tree if they could. Fake nice is their thing.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Save him? He is accelerating what they are doing. He is funding them and propagandizing to them. He is the main reason fascism is here.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 minutes ago

Dude, they will turn on him. It's just a matter of time. As soon as he balks at any single thing they do, they'll turn on him.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

What they think doesn't matter. In his mind, he is above the plebs. Their wants and moralities are beneath his notice.

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 26 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I'm reasonably sure that Peter Thiel is ~~the~~ an antichrist. Seems exactly like the kind of people warned about in the Book, charlatans, fraudsters, those who worship the dollar over Jah.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So this lecture is like a Disney villain singing about their plans.

[–] josefo@leminal.space 11 points 12 hours ago

Scar comes to mind

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 25 points 18 hours ago

He should be cowering in his bunker

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 20 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

The event is sponsored by a non-profit that promotes “Christ in science and technology” or something.

Who We Are

We’re a community of thinkers, builders, artists, and leaders who are wrestling with what it means to live with purpose and conviction. We’re here to explore deeper questions, together.

And yes, we talk about Jesus.

Not in a pushy way. Not with religious jargon. But with honesty, clarity, and respect.

Because we believe Jesus is so much more than a religious figure. He's the answer to the longings we often try to fill with ambition, success, or self-discovery.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

They should give all they have to the poor and follow him.

Not to the church. Not to preaching. To the poor. End world hunger. Eliminate a neglected disease. Speak with poor people in Africa and south America and ask them what would make their lives better and easier and buy them that. Feed Palestinians. Go to Jesus's home and feed the starving people there with every last dollar lest you find yourself trying to fit a large animal in an infamously small hole at peril of your soul.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

He's the answer to the longings we often try to fill with ambition, success, or self-discovery.

Like saying 42 is the answer to life the universe and everything. Maybe we need to figure out what the question is, cause this answer doesn’t make any sense.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They feel empty and like something os missing no matter what they achieve. Religion is good for that, but having seen this type, religion won't help them. What they need is community and some hands on volunteering.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I get it. But saying Jesus is the snare doesn’t really make sense. Community is the answer, and that’s what they provide.

[–] h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 18 hours ago

thinkers

LMAO

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago

Fer er aginnit?

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

So, what, is this just going to be his autobiography?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 9 hours ago

how he stayed young, by consuming the lifeforce of his side pieces.

[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Thiel has long been fascinated with political theorist Carl Schmitt's ideas about “political theology”—the notion that all significant political concepts are secularized theological concepts.

No wonder I’ve related better to Gnosticism than mainstream Pauline Christianity.

To hell with any tyrant says that knowledge is bad, and has an unquenchable narcissistic need for constant praise and worship. And hail Azazel.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

the prince of hell known for his insaitable apetities.

[–] Photuris@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 39 minutes ago)

Sounds like archonic propaganda to me. All my man did is teach mankind the arts of metallurgy, making of bracelets, the use of antimony, the use of eyeliner, the working of fancy stones, and coloring tinctures.

Also, fun fact: Azazel was also called the scapegoat in Leviticus IIRC. So of course it’s highly likely he was defamed and besmirched. It’s right there in the title he was given.

More of the same “knowledge is bad” narrative we find throughout the Pentateuch. Also, in the Book of Enoch, the “just and merciful” God has him bound and cast into darkness forever, even after he apologizes and begs for forgiveness! Sounds like harsh, cruel tyranny to me, not justice.

His big crime? Teaching people stuff.

Perhaps the snake in the garden of Eden was right, and Lucifer (the light-bringer) was the snake who was spilling the beans, and Christ Jesus is Lucifer, come incarnate on earth as a man to free us from this prison planet built by Yaldabaoth, the demiurge calling himself “God” (while demanding subservience, blood sacrifice, and keeping humanity small, fearful, and ignorant), and monitored by the jail-warden archons working to keep us all trapped in here. Which is an interpretation that makes sense if one discounts the Pauline writings and includes the Gnostic ones (Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Mary, Gospel of Judas, and so on).

Maybe the god of the Old Testament is a fascist fraud who rules by fear, cruelty, and human ignorance. No Tree of Knowledge for you! Destroy the Tower of Babel, lest “they become like us.” And maybe Jesus / Lucifer / Prometheus represents liberation and enlightenment. Neo, who knows the Truth and can have us unplugged from the Matrix, if we’re ready for it.

If one believes in any of this sort of thing beyond myth and metaphor, that is.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (4 children)

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any weirder, Peter Thiel has announced plans to deliver a four-part lecture series on the Antichrist. These unusual events will take place at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco on four days in September and October.

Thiel, one of the most influential tech billionaires of our time, seems intent on forcing us to discuss the Antichrist. He is clearly trying to make a point. 

But, what is that point?

Thiel’s lecture series won’t provide any clues to the public—it’s off the record. He’ll be delivering his lectures to an exclusive group of Antichrist-curious tech acolytes in a highly-controlled atmosphere.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

'Sold Out'. Fuck me this world is stupid.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

And once it ends up online, it’s gonna get a lot of views. From all different people too. I’ll be part of the group who’s curious what the fuck is going on.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 12 hours ago

No doubt. I'll be happy to wait for Some More News or someone to analyse it/rip it to shreds. I can't imagine he'll have anything good to say.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 11 points 18 hours ago

Definitely not a technocult.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Phew, for a moment I thought he'd give a lecture on the anarchist.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 9 hours ago

4 hours on how he,(thiel) the anti-christ warps reality(one of the antichrists powers)

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