Abstract Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies, has emerged as one of the most intellectually provocative figures bridging Silicon Valley technocracy, Christian theology, and political power. A self-described Christian influenced heavily by mimetic theory philosopher René Girard, Thiel has repeatedly framed technology—particularly AI and data analytics—as a potential “katechon”: the biblical restrainer holding … Leggi tutto THE THIEL DOCTRINE: Techno-Messianism, Digital States and the Coming 2026 Middle East Crisis