Peter Thiel Antichrist Antics Continue
Tech billionaire to lecture on Biblical bogeyman in San Francisco
“Maybe if you aren’t trying to destroy the world, you aren’t trying hard enough.” (Hereticon)
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.
But since Thiel’s secretive Antichrist talks will leave the public wondering, The Nerd Reich will provide some answers.
I have a pretty good idea of why Thiel is so obsessed with the Antichrist ... and I can’t wait to tell you all about it.
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.
I’ll be pulling together some very smart people to illuminate the Antichrist concept. We’ll discuss how it fits Thiel’s idea of political theology and how that is reflected in our current national crisis.
We’ll make sure you know what Thiel is talking about when he talks—incessantly— about “The Antichrist.”
I’m reaching out to scholars and experts, and we’re going to get to the bottom of this. The good news: Since an entire chapter of my book will focus on the new Silicon Valley Religion, this all counts as research.
For example, in Naming the Antichrist: The History of An American Obsession (1995), religion expert Robert Fuller writes:
The term Antichrist barely appears in scripture. Only two minor epistles, 1 John and 2 John, actually use the term, and its meaning even there is fairly obscure. Yet, from the earliest times, the concept of the Antichrist has captured the popular Christian imagination. The Antichrist represents the ultimate enemy of Christ who will appear in the final chapter of history to lead the forces of Satan in one last desperate battle against the forces of God.
And:
Christians have been remarkably unwilling to let biblically prophesied “end times” come to pass on their own. Instead, for nearly two thousand years they have anticipated the final phase of history by trying to identify or name the Antichrist in advance of the actual world calamities that would reveal his identity beyond doubt.
Why does a Silicon Valley venture capitalist feel the urge to address this topic in a four-part speech?
All will be revealed at The Nerd Reich. Stay tuned!
Curtis Yarvin Suffers Loss of ‘Aura’
Speaking of Thiel and religion, his favorite political blogger just got roasted by a conservative writer. John Horvat II describes Yarvin as “mediocre” and wonders why such an overtly godless personage is becoming popular in traditional Republican circles:
The author reduces everything to power without considering the vast world of moral, cultural, and other considerations that make the act of governing both human and messy.
There are no references to charity or traditional notions of morality or virtue. There exist no high ideals or social community. As an atheist, Yarvin omits any reference to a loving God Who governs the world through His Providence.
Horvat’s piece is brimming with brutal takedowns. For example, he notes that Yarvin’s convoluted ideas and writings bear the telltale hallmarks of mediocre philosophy.
Someone on X/Twitter noted that Yarvin has suffered a loss of “aura” since that brutal New Yorker profile in June. Horvat’s piece interested me because I am fascinated by the tensions between Thiel’s Yarvin-influenced “tech right” and the traditional religious base of the Republican Party. The more Yarvin overexposes himself, the more politically-experienced conservatives will seek to cast him out.
I certainly don’t agree with Horvat’s politics, but he’s asking the right questions. Antichrist, Thiel, Yarvin ... what are we even doing here?
John Horvat II
Why Is Trump Declaring Fake Emergencies?
Is Trump declaring fake emergencies and deploying troops to American cities as part of a power grab?
The answer is yes. In this two-minute video, I explain how Trump’s fake emergencies are an embrace of the theories of...Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt, one of Thiel’s major inspirations.
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