

#197: Why Peter Thiel Calls College ‘An Atheistic Church’
Jan 19, 2022
10:36
Welcome to our third of eight episode on Peter Thiel's thoughts applied to learning, career and education. Quite a controversial one today linking college to an atheistic church... what's he getting at?
- There’s a priestly/professorial class that doesn’t do much
- You have to get a degree or you ‘go to hell’ — it’s your saving grace in this society.
My thoughts: Religion fills the huge void in secular society for values, ethics, spiritual and existential questions, how and why to live. Our social governance systems seem more concerned with economics and comfort.
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