Flame of Faith: Origins and Myths of Zoroastrianism

This explores human origins through diverse lenses, ranging from the Zoroastrian myth of the supreme god Ahura Mazda creating the world to battle evil, to the Chinese legend of Nüwa crafting humans from mud and repairing the sky to save her creation,,. In contrast to these spiritual narratives, a scientific perspective suggests that human ancestors survived a prehistoric "zombie" pandemic caused by the prion virus and cannibalism, leading to the evolution of the protective PRNP gene on chromosome 20. These accounts collectively bridge the gap between ancient cultural beliefs regarding divine creation and modern biological theories about human survival and resistance to diseases like Kuru and Mad Cow.