“Monotheism and monism might be regarded as the double-helix DNA of the spiritual life of humanity. By coincidence or otherwise, both strands of this double helix appeared West and East in the philosophies and religious expressions of the Axial Age, immediately following a burst of energy emitted by the Persian prophet Zoroaster (628–551 BCE), whose spectacular career flared into prominence around 588 BCE, at least according to Iranian and Arabic records, now accepted by something approaching a broad consensus, except in certain strictly academic circles.”
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