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Tuesday, November 5, 2002

The Man Who Invented God "Few people have heard of Zarathushtra. Curious, considering that his remarkable ideas several thousand years ago have shaped the course of religion and society ever since. Zarathushtra is recognized as the first person to conceive of the modern Middle-Eastern God, and of the concepts good and evil that later transmuted into Heaven and Hell." [kuro5hin.org] He was teaching about Ahura Mazda (the creator). I include this here so I can point some folks at this because I have not gotten around to writing any new religion essays of any depth on my own. Zoroastrianism certainly enters into the realm I discuss. For your own edification you might also try here for information about Zarathushtra and Zoroastrianism. 10:49:35 PM    comment   trackback []