The reality we believe in is an illusion。 Mystics have said so for millennia， but philosopher and computer scientist Dr。 Bernardo Kastrup shows us the anomalies in our reigning materialist worldview using compelling evidence from quantum mechanics， evolutionary biology， neuroscience， and philosophy。 More importantly， he proposes an alternative view—analytic idealism—and transforms the foundation of reality from matter to consciousness （but probably not the kind you’re thinking of）。 In this menta The reality we believe in is an illusion。 Mystics have said so for millennia， but philosopher and computer scientist Dr。 Bernardo Kastrup shows us the anomalies in our reigning materialist worldview using compelling evidence from quantum mechanics， evolutionary biology， neuroscience， and philosophy。 More importantly， he proposes an alternative view—analytic idealism—and transforms the foundation of reality from matter to consciousness （but probably not the kind you’re thinking of）。 In this mental world， the “hard problem of consciousness” disappears， quantum mechanics becomes comprehensible， absurd brain imaging studies are explained， and we find answers to humanity’s oldest questions about identity and meaning。 ”Our metaphysical views， even if implicit and unexamined， color every aspect of our lives， from our moral values to our sense of meaning。”Science Ideated builds on a large body of earlier work yet remains fresh and approachable to newcomers。 It is structured as a series of essays， most of which were previously published in respected magazines and journals。 They spotlight analytic idealism from its field of competing metaphysics， demonstrate its many benefits for the scientific establishment， and present an exciting vision of the meaning and destiny of Western culture。”To free the West from illusion， we must first break into the prison wherein the West finds itself， and then break out again carrying the rest of the culture with us。”Kastrup doesn’t just challenge the world’s favored scientific paradigm—he does it with passion。 He knows our culture is so psychologically invested in our myopic view of the world that only a brutal demolition of it will free us to adopt an elevated perspective， and he delivers。 Freed from our materialist conditioning， we can begin to heal the dissonance between our head and our heart。 I have been following Kastrup’s work for several years now， and I have adopted his ideas as part of my personal worldview。 The result is a seamless union between the rationality of Western science and the spiritual fulfillment of Eastern mysticism。 Kastrup was the key to my personal Theory of Everything。 I recommend his work to anyone struggling to square science with soul。 For a gentler and less technical introduction， I recommend Brief Peaks Beyond or More Than Allegory。 。。。more