From a sociological perspective, the interesting thing about this to me is that it is reflective of a major sea change. The era WW2 to ~2010 was characterized by an adulation of science, and in the collective mentality science was associated with atheism. But atheism is an outlier in world (and esp American) history. As a conservative Christian I think that Thiel's theology is deeply flawed, as are the theologies of many, many others. But there is no longer, it seems, a taboo against spirituality, broadly understood. One of science's heroes is Isaac Newton, but he was into all sorts of occult spirituality. I say: If you've decided to become open to the idea of God actually existing, read the Gospel of John, and perhaps listen to Alistair Begg's 1990 sermons on 1 John.
By the way, people gave Donald Trump a hard time for saying "Two Corinthians" during his first run for the presidency. I think it is actually just a British (or Scottish) thing! You'll hear Begg say "One John".