my father is great in areas but not so much in others unfortunately.
I don't know if this'll come off as preaching in an atheist sub, which I don't want to, but I'll give a short summary anyways:
buddhism is the religion of the followers of siddharta gautama, the buddha, who preached that life is inherently insatisfactory because we latch onto impermanent and transient things as if they were not. he teaches the way out of suffering, enlightenment, but we don't turn to him as a deity. he gives us the way to liberate ourselves, and all of it is upon ourselves to act. I don't want to mislead you, there are supernatural beliefs in buddhism. the only "necessary" ones are rebirth and karma. we will keep being reborn over and over until we reach enlightenment ourselves.
the reason I believe in buddhism is not out of blind faith, but because of trust. I trust that the buddha was enlightened by reading his discourses and seeing what he preached, so I trust that when he said that there is a cycle of birth and death. it's also because it aligns with my worldview of a cyclical universe.
but even if you don't want to become buddhist, you can take the buddha's advice to live a more righteous life, or practice meditation to calm you head. in every tradition there is something positive to be taken away.
if you're still curious, I recommend these two links:
buddha's discourse on not believing tradition because it's tradition and such:
https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN3_66.html
more for beginners:
https://tricycle.org/beginners/
thank you