Based on the OP, I'm assuming Wikipedia is sufficiently
"Academic" for purposes of this forum. I am asserting that at
least one source, Wikipedia, has referenced academic materials
that propose Zoroaster possibly lived as many as 20,000 years
ago in an "immaculate conception," like
Buddha.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroaster The relevant
quote: The date of Zoroaster, i.e., the date of composition of
the Old Avestan gathas, is unknown. Classical writers such as
Plutarch proposed dates prior to 6000 BC. Dates proposed in
scholarly literature diverge widely, between the 18th and the
6th centuries BC. Generally, from the Bonpo literature, the
founder of their religion, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche lived to the
west of Tibet in a region known by the 8th Century as
"Tajik."http://bon-encyclopedia.wikispaces.com/Tonpa+Shenrab As
a first element to what could amount to a basic theory, I note
the coincidence of two things: the place and time of Zoroaster
and Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche. Zoroastrianism is a religion that on
its s