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The Calling of Zero to One - by Dylan - Optimistics

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Articulating the implicit theology of “Zero to One”

The Calling of St. Matthew, Caravaggio In the year 2023, after three centuries of rapid technological progress, one might reasonably expect humanity to have designed some mechanistic solution to reliably produce scientific discoveries and technological progress. Zero to One reveals that even in modernity, the act of creating new technology is deeply strange, and perhaps surprisingly, shares many features we normally associate with religious traditions. In its pages, we find ourselves reading about cults, mafias, secrets, conspiracies, grand designs, and founder-kings. Upon closer…

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