gajapati.
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He openly admitted his ignorance . I have mentioned the incident of leaf and forest read the whole comment . Focus on philosphy rather than the scientific understanding . Its 600 BC we are talking about . Today dark matter,dark energy , string theory etc are trending . May be after 2600 years in future people ll laugh at us looking at the youtube archive videos of scientists .That's because he didn't know. He was very good at keeping the unknown a mystery among his followers. But there were some slip ups. One time when asked about how sudden rain occurs he is reported saying that sudden rain occurs due to rain making gods are having sex in the clouds.
He was just another man trying to live a comfy life without responsibilities. He's no different from any other Sadhu of his time. All were bullshitters.
Science is good for accumulation of knowledge which is infinite but does it teaches art of living . Its job of culture and philosophy . There many examples of scientists doing suicide in young age . And Buddha never claimed to be God . Followers made him God after his death . I see Buddhism as another branch of philosophy which originated in indian subcontinent .
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