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# About
Title: [[Other/Obsidian Starter Vault(Second Brain)/Readwise 1/Articles/Peter Thiel’s Religion]]
Author: [[perell.com]]
Category: #articles
Number of Highlights: ==8==
Last Highlighted: *2021-11-10*
Readwise URL: https://readwise.io/bookreview/13204981
Source URL: https://perell.com/essay/peter-thiel/


# Highlights 
I believe Christianity to be true. I don’t feel a compelling need to convince other people of that.”  ^278320576

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Don’t copy your neighbors

Time moves forward

The future will be different from the present  ^278320577

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Rather than focusing on Thiel’s actions, I’ve chosen to focus on his ideas  ^278320578

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Thiel fanatics will say I’ve only scratched the surface. Others will say I’ve gone too deep  ^278320579

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I don’t agree with all of Thiel’s conclusions, but I admire his rigorous and independent thought  ^278320580

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This essay is an introduction to his ideas, but it’s not just about Thiel. It’s about modern society, human behavior, and the philosophy of religion.  ^278320581

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Like lions in a cage, we mirror our enemies, fight because of our sameness, and ascend status hierarchies instead of providing value for society. Only by observing others do we learn how and what to desire  ^278320582

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When it goes right, imitation is a shortcut to learning. But when it spirals out of control, Mimetic imitation leads to envy, violence, and bitter, ever-escalating violence  ^278320583