What do buddhists believe about evolution?
Answer Hi Jacob, Thank you for asking me. What is “Intelligent Design” in the first place? Buddhists do not “believe” in anything. The Buddha advised his followers not to believe in anything without investigation and analyzes. In other words, we do not believe blindly, just because some “gurus”, “saints”, “holy books” or anyone for that matter said so. The Buddha’s explaination of the universe 2500 years ago can be verified by modern scientific knowledge today. Please remember when the Buddha explained during his time, modern science did not yet exist. His knowledge was based on his supreme cultivation of his mind power; being able to penetrate into the “unknown” through the power of his mind; not by using the limited 5 sense faculties. His first explaination of the universe was that it was everchanging and not permanent. The universe is in perpetual motion and perpetual change. Nothing in this world is static and permanent. The universe is also subject to this evolution. There are 4 s
