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Some time in the history of the universe, no one is quite sure

when, there was born a man. This man would eventually be the first to

found a monotheistic religion. The name of this man is Zoroaster; the

name is actually a corruption of Zarathushtra. Zoroaster's birth date,

along with whether his religion is actually monotheistic, is a subject

of great debate. The opinions concerning his birth, and consequently

about the beginning of this great religion, range from as early as 6000

years before Plato to as late as 500 B.C.E. In any case he was born

somewhere in Iran, although whether in the East or West is also

arguable. In the early writings the people belonging to this religion

are called Zarathustris; the system he taught is called Mazdaism. The

present day followers are called Parsees. Zoroaster removed the

multiplicity of deities from religion and created a faith in which

there were two, or perhaps, one God. All other higher beings were

regarded as demons, or evil spirits. No one knows for sure the

different stages of popularity that Zoroastrianism experienced. We do

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