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Zoroster gave births to Ahura Mazda-Good Anga Mania as evil, He wrote Gatha & hymns-Avesta as a sacred book.
Greek & Romans had many God & Goddesses.
Gigantic being Titan created by humans
Promethous shaped people out of day or by supreme God-Zenus Gaia & Uranos. Parents of Titan Gaia created sea mountains.
In Greece highest mountain Olympus lived twelve goddesses. Aphrodite-venus goddess of love, Hephstos-God of craftsmanship, Are'sMars-God of War Jupiter as protector of state, & defender of ustice Lightening & eclipses were the voice of Gods.
Africa & Australia practice primal religion has belief that world is full of spirits that have a vital influence in life creator, when people die are said to live on in spirit world, spirit affect their life in bringing disasters diseases, storm, forest fire etc. Human comes into contact with spirit world through dreams, visions, special riluals.
Ajitkeshkambi hold man comes from four elements & perishes on death there is no eternal soul.
Mental states are physical state are central nervous system & mental processes, neurological process mind is simply connected with body through nerves, gene is responsible for transmission of hereditary characteristic e.g. colour of eyes, habit, nature, colour of skin. Conduct is molecule of very complex chemical constitution which forms nucleus of cell. Mind is cause of passions, action, instinct, drives, motives, behaviour, stimulus, strategies, perception, memory, impulse to environment are neurological mechanism. Developing your qualities progressing on right path gaining knowledge & enlightening lamp of wisdom is in your hand you are master of your own destiny.
There is no proof, no evidences, no fossil, no traces no imprints of separate existence of soul, self or consciousness. consciousness dawns in faetus developing organism.
Charvaka consciousness is generated by material elements is quality of loving body.
Russell - mind-body are composite. James - Body
matter arranged psychological & physical, He denies spirit, soul & believe consciousness is limited to body. Nihilist There is no ultimate reality.
Sankhya Nyaya Vaisesika, Mimansa, Jainism held soul as separate & ultimate entity-distinct from matter.
Advaita Vedanta, Yogacara says consciousness only is one reality. Decartes, Locke, Kant, hold mind & matter as two separate entity ultimate reality, means soul & body as different entity.
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