More accurately, the majority of people have dogmas.

The majority of people do not seem to grasp the superiority of firsthand experience over mere authoritative assertion.

And firsthand experience isn't just as superior conveyance of truth. It is also a superior conveyor of understanding.

For example.

Bob, looking at the sky, says, "The sky is blue".

Rob, who is blind since birth, citing Bob, says, "The sky is blue".

We can say that Rob is correct. We can also say that Rob is talking nonsense.

Buddhism could be called a method. The 8fold path. Meditation. (The same goes for science too, for that matter)

But people like to live inside their head. Looking at not the thing but the meaning of the thing. Standing, not on their own experience and judgment, but on the words of authority. Whether they actually understand the authority or not.

You want to talk about illusion? This is a big piece of illusion right here. And these nonsense-enthusiasts outnumber the empiricists 1000-to-1.

I don't think I'm being cynical here.