Is Zoroastrianism the cradle of all religions?

Is Zoroastrianism the cradle of all religions?

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I would agree to that

It's definitely one of the main bases for Christianity and Islam, although Christians and Muslims are loath to admit as much.

For the real "cradle" of religion you have to go back to Prue-history. The concept of "God" probably evolved from the totem, which was a sort of magical image of the object of the hunt, on the success of which latter the life of the tribe depended. Eventually he became the Being who would ensure a successful crop, or the vanquishing of enemies; today he's been reduced to an excuse for Christian schoolchildren to get out of their biology homework.

No. There are older religions.

Zoroastrianism started around 1000 BC, religions were around longer than that.

yes because it was the first one known to mankind--a prequel to Judasim if you will

Parts of it yes.

For the most part, yes

no, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, ET AL have nothing to do with it. You're confusing the monotheistic religions with all religion.

It is the root of most of the monotheistic ones.

I love mister Anderson's answer. Spoken like a true christian. No idea what the heck you were asking.

Love and blessings Don

Judaism and Hinduism predate Zorastrianism, which was founded only in the sixth century B.C. It is a dualistic religion in which Ahura Mazda is worshiped, whereas Hinduism is polytheistic and Judaism in monotheistic. Christianity is aware of its beliefs (and its picture of the devil as being red and having horns and a tail) but Christians do not accept those beliefs except as popular misconceptions. Zorastrianism was created in Iran. The expression "cradle of civilization" (rather than "cradle of all religions") refers geographically to Iraq, not to one of its neighbor's (i.e., Iran's) religions.

never heard of it

No. the Prophet Zoroaster appears to have lived in about 1200 B.C. Religion had been around for a long time before that. The Egyptain and Sumerian religions had been practiced for a long time before the advent of Zoroaster. Although n OT much is known about the religious practices of the Indus Valley civilization, it is evident that they were practicing some kind of religion. And although nothing much is known about the religious practices of Stone Age man in Europe, the massive stone monument erected, like Stonehenge, Avebury, and the multitude of sites in Brittany, were most probably built for ritual purposes.

there were many established religions prior to Zoroaster.