Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is no cuck philanthropist. The co-founder of Palantir is leading his company at the bleeding edge of mass surveillance, facial recognition, predictive policing, and AI-assisted warfare. He also fancies himself a political player, responsible for funding his protege, JD Vance, to a heartbeat away from the presidency. Considering this CV, the announcement that Thiel would give a series of four lectures on the AntiChrist was puzzling. 

Why would a tech-bro with a notoriously awkward and inarticulate speaking style hold forth on religious prophecy? Or would this be a coming out party, where he would finally confirm his alliance with Satan? Now that the lectures have happened, we can finally tell you—and later, we’ll frame it in the context of Thiel’s mentor, René Girard.

Show Notes

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It

Battling to the End: Conversations with Benoît Chantre: René Girard

I See Satan Fall Like Lightning: René Girard

“A Geometry of Desire: René Girard’s Mimetic Theory, Part 1.”: John Ganz

“The Iron Triangle: René Girard’s Mimetic Theory, Part 2.”: John Ganz

“Escaping the Kingdom of Futility: René Girard’s Mimetic Theory, Part 3.”: John Ganz

“The Cure for Envy: René Girard’s Mimetic Theory, Part 4.”: John Ganz

Know Your Enemy Ep 87, featuring John Ganz

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