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Michael Gibson on The Thiel Fellowship and The Future of Education and Innovation

New Frontier

CHAPTER

The Parallels Between the Church and Universities

The fund is named after the year of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in 1517 because he was protesting against the sale of indulgences. These were pieces of paper that the church sold at, you know, great price. And basically by giving the church money, you absolved yourself or maybe your relatives of sin. The Catholic Church did great things with the funds they received actually.

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