Part Two: Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome behind the bastards back to podcast people bad about tell all them you.
What does Peter Thiel believe about the Antichrist?
I'm Robert Evans. And yeah, with me again for part two of our episode on what Peter Thiel thinks about the Antichrist. Um, I'm, I'm just, I'm, I'm sorry that that's, that's what we're, we're talking about right now. I love it. We're getting right to the heart of the matter, you know, because people are like, do you want to talk about the economy? And I'm like, no, no, no, I don't, I don't want to talk about the economy. I'm tired of talking about the economy. Tell me about what these idiots think. Tell me what they believe. Absolutely. So here we are. Sarah Marshall, you got anything you want to plug here at the start before we dive back into it? Yeah. I have a new podcast about the satanic panic and the- Hell yeah.
wackadoo, horrible things that the fear of a Satan who never showed up to the party caused self-described good and law-abiding people to bring about.
And it's a sad show. It's a fun show. It's a show about history. It's a show about today. It's called The Devil You Know. It's all right now with CBC Podcasts. And of course, I also host a show called You're Wrong About, and you can listen to that too.
And it's a... You know, we have fun while trying to get to the bottom of things, much like you do. Right, right. We're talking today about Peter Thiel being wrong about something important. And we're also talking about the devil he knows, or at least who he thinks the devil might be. Yes, his fantasy devil, perhaps. His fantasy devil. I guarantee you're not going to see where this is building to.
My question is, Sarah, who is your fantasy devil?
Oh, yeah, there you go. Peter Cook in Bedazzled, of course. Oh, you know, Sarah, you could not have said anything that would have gotten me more on your side than that. I love the original Bedazzled. Right? He's the best Satan, easily, by a mile. Tell me why you think that is. And people haven't seen this movie enough. It's a delight. It's Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. I respect, both from a theological standpoint and from just an entertainment standpoint, the idea of a devil whose primary focus is not on acts of grand evil, but on acts of petty annoyance. That scene where he's just casually scratching records and then putting them in the mail is so funny to me. And there's a scene where he's ripping the last pages out of novels.
Yes, yes.
How did Peter Thiel's views on technology and immortality develop?
And there's that, I mean, my favorite part, I guess spoilers for the film Bedazzled, which is half a century old. Yeah, you've had a long time to see it. And the devil gets up on top of, I think it's a mailbox or something. And he's like, okay, I'm going to walk you through what it was like back then. I'm God. Start praising me. And the guy goes around like, I praise you. Keep going. Keep praising me. Keep praising me. And he goes on like this for a while. And eventually the guy's like, hey, can we take a break? And maybe I get up there for a minute. And the devil's like, that's exactly what I thought.
Yeah, exactly. Right. And it's good. It's a good devil.
The feeling that a lot of us have in Sunday school or equivalent that like, you know, that the character of God in the Bible is insufferable. And I don't know if that plays into our topic today, but I have always noticed it. And I also really love the Cartman Land episode of South Park where Kyle's faith is challenged and so his parents tell him the story of Job. That's a blast from the past. And he's like, why would God do that to a good man? Why is he like this? and it's like why would god do that because like satan you expect to like try and be a trickster but the fact that god is like hey yeah i should ruin this guy's life and see if he still praises me that's a good use of my time you're like yeah the date the devil comes out looking comparatively good in that story because it's less of a betrayal from him he's just an asshole
Yeah. Yeah. Anyway, watch the original Bedazzled. You don't need to watch the one made with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. Yeah, you can watch that one.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:14
2
What does Peter Thiel believe about the Antichrist?
0:14–2:42
3
How did Peter Thiel's views on technology and immortality develop?
2:42–5:28
4
What are the implications of Thiel's beliefs on societal progress?
5:28–10:49
5
How does Thiel's perspective reflect on current political figures?
10:49–14:43
6
What are the connections between Thiel and the concept of the Antichrist?
14:43–21:01
7
How does Peter Thiel view Greta Thunberg in relation to his beliefs?
21:01–27:06
8
What criticisms does Thiel face regarding his views on AI and governance?
27:06–1:30:28