One of the richest and most powerful men in the world has just completed a series of four off-the-record lectures on the Antichrist at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The talks set an eerie tone for political and technological developments in the 21st century.
Organised by the Acts 17 Collective – which describes itself as "a community of thinkers, builders, artists and leaders who are wrestling with what it means to live with purpose and conviction" – the talks occurred on 16 September, 23 September, 30 September and culminated on 6 October. They were given by Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, a self-described Christian influenced by Catholic philosopher René Girard, as well as openly homosexual and libertarian in his political outlook.
