Why Early Scientists Had to Lie to Survive: The Origins of Materialism

Did fear shape the way we see reality? Non-dual philosopher Bernardo Kastrup in conversation with Simon Mundie explains how the dominance of materialism in modern science wasn’t born from truth-seeking alone—but from fear. To avoid persecution by the Church, early scientists strategically removed consciousness and subjective experience from the conversation, giving rise to the materialist worldview that still dominates today.

Kastrup dives into the historical roots of materialism, how it became a survival strategy, and why its legacy continues to shape how we think about science, reality, and the mind. He touches on Nietzsche’s chilling prediction about the nihilism that can emerge when we strip meaning from life, and how the promise of total oblivion after death became a form of psychological comfort.

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