Peter Thiel is parroting about Armageddon and the Antichrist, both Biblical topics, without any clear understanding of what he is talking about. Many TechBros are turning to mystical forms of Catholicism. Why the pivot to Christianity all of a sudden, and why not Buddhism or Hinduism? Perhaps the angle is the apocryphal nature of the impact of tech on the world.

Here is the relative spread of religion in Silicon Valley:

? Patrick Wood, Editor.

Existential questions arising from the race to develop "God-like" artificial intelligence are driving a revival of interest in Christianity in Silicon Valley.

Churches in San Francisco are reporting swelling congregations and collectives have started in the past year to connect tech workers committed to or curious about Christian faith.

Denise Lee Yohn, co-founder of the Bay Area Center for Faith, Work & Tech, which was founded about a year ago and has about 2,000 people on its mailing list, said the increased interest in Christianity had been prompted "in large part" by the questions raised by the development and use of AI.

"I think that people are asking themselves and each other: What does it mean to be human, if we can be gods? Should we be gods?" she said.

Curiosity has also been piqued by some influential entrepreneurs choosing to discuss their faith openly. Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, will draw on his Christianity when he gives a sold-out series of lectures starting next month on the biblical Antichrist.

The talks have been organised by a collective known as Acts 17 Collective — "Acts" standing for "Acknowledging Christ in Technology and Society". The nonprofit group was founded last year by Michelle Stephens, a healthcare start-up executive and the wife of Trae Stephens, a partner at Thiel's Founders Fund who is also co-founder of Anduril Industries, which makes and sells autonomous weapons systems for military use.