Zoroastrianism: Root of Monotheism and a Framework for an AI-Ethical Future
Historical Influence on Monotheistic Religions Zoroastrian Origins and Monotheism : Zoroastrianism, founded by the prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster) in ancient Persia (c. 1500–1200 BCE by some estimates), is often considered the world’s oldest monotheistic faith history.com history.com . Zoroaster taught devotion to a single supreme God, Ahura Mazda , framing the cosmos as a struggle between good (led by Ahura Mazda) and evil (embodied by the hostile spirit Angra Mainyu) britannica.com britannica.com .
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Historical Influence on Monotheistic Religions Zoroastrian Origins and Monotheism : Zoroastrianism, founded by the prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster) in ancient Persia (c. 1500–1200 BCE by some estimates), is often considered the world’s oldest monotheistic faith history.com history.com . Zoroaster taught devotion to a single supreme God, Ahura Mazda , framing the cosmos as a struggle between good (led by Ahura Mazda) and evil (embodied by the hostile spirit Angra Mainyu) britannica.com britannica.com . This was a revolutionary shift from the prevailing polytheism of the time and likely influenced later Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam britannica.com . In fact, scholars note that Zoroastrianism antedated and profoundly shaped Second Temple Judaism , which in turn shaped early Christianity and Islam en.wikipedia.org .
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Mary Boyce