If history were deterministic one might as well passively accept doom ('have some yoga and prayerful meditation and wait while the lines eat you up'), but because there is great scope for human freedom, the correct response to the threat of the Antichrist is active resistance with hope of success.
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Peter ThielEvidence Quote
“If I thought these things were deterministic, you might as well maybe just accept it... And I don't think that's what you're supposed to do.”
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A.I., Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough? | Interesting Times with Ross Douthat— Interesting Times with Ross DouthatCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:32:27 PM
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