Bernardo Kastrup's work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, his ideas have been featured on 'Scientific American,' the 'Institute of Art and Ideas,' the 'Blog of the American Philosophical Association' and 'Big Think,' among others.
Listen to the song I wrote after being inspired by my conversation with Bernado called The Prison of Materialism and all the other Podsongs
Lyrics to the song that was inspired by the interview:
THE PRISON OF MATERIALISM
VERSE
Fm
It's stitched into the sitcoms
It's sewn into the news
Bfm
Twisted in the movies
It underwrites your views
It underwrites your views
Fm
Pumped in by the television
Reinforced in school
Bfm
Seeps into your every hole,
But your nobody's fool?
BRIDGE
Cm
It permeates and advocates
Corroborates we're separates
Bfm
Venerates-our-physical-traits-while-vindicating-violent-states
Cm
Perpetuates subordinates
Implicates we're primates
Culminates in selfish hate
That enumerates & exterminates
CHORUS
Bfm
Oh no, they’re selling you a prison
Cm
Don’t buy the lie of materialism
VERSE
It’s been cunningly conceived
And slyly concealed
Dripped into your consciousness
Now it has congealed
You're just purely physical
You're a piece of meat
Who cares if I beat you
Or emotionally mistreat you
BRIDGE
Soul starvation, strangulation
Spiritual castration
Secularize-sexualise-glamourise-with-vacant-lies
Temptation and gratification
Physical adoration
Sedation of civilization
Societal transmogrification
CHORUS
VERSE
They're happy you're confused
They feed upon your fear
Suck up all your feelings
They’re always very near
You’re one of the little pawns
Putty in their hands
Moving in formation
As they whisper their commands
BRIDGE
Preaching the dualities
Physical realities
With-distorted-moralities-for-limited-mentalities
Contorted tonalities
Temporal modalities
Separate nationalities
For global criminalities
CHORUS