Though many thinkers challenge the declarations made by religions, Buddhism has so far been more compatible with both scientists and thinkers. The reason for this could be the fact that most scientific, psychological and philosophical thoughts today share some amount of commonalities with Buddhism. Jean Piaget in his ‘Theory of Cognitive Development’ argued Buddhism to be a fourth mode of thought which went beyond science, religion or magic. Many thinkers have stumbled upon similarities between Buddhism, Epicureanism and Stoicism which are well known ancient philosophies. Let us check out 6 reasons why most of the thinkers prefer Buddhism.

2. Rational and Non-dogmatic

Many thinkers see Buddhism as rational and non-dogmatic when compared to religions. History has enough evidence to show that Buddhism has preached it followers to have their belief on proper assessment of evidence and not just rely on hearsay, speculation on blind faith. It also encourages giving up false beliefs and anything found to be bad when they realize the truth. Buddhism encourages experimenting and discovering truth like their teacher did, instead of blindly following the rules and regulations set by others. Buddhism uses precise, analytical philosophical reasoning and an active, impartial, objective investigation of things as they are instead of blind faith or a body of unverifiable dogmas which endears it to thinkers.

1. Buddha was a Thinker

Buddha himself was a thinker who did not follow any religion, rely on divine revelations from God or allowed the dogmas of his time to influence his mind. He sought personal enlightenment and wisdom by experimenting with different paths. He freed his mind from external influences like many other thinkers, so that he could think freely and learn truth about the world and goal of our lives. He can be considered the greatest thinker of all time. Buddha, when he gained the wisdom, he explained things through his discourses in terms of ‘Cause and Effect’. Naturally the present day thinkers find Buddha not much different from themselves, though they are not a match for his greatness.