Peter Thiel on Cain and Abel
A Theological Reading of Zero to One
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The story of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 is a story about competition leading to envy and violence. It’s a story about scarcity, be it real or perceived, leading to enmity. Yet the story might have gone a different way. God tells Cain—whose sacrifice is rejected:
“Why are you distressed,
And why is your face fallen?
Surely, if you do right,
There is uplift.
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