How do you explain the knowledge and undeniable influence on individuals, societies, and civilizations?

Question:

of the series of universal educators known to history as Krishna (3228-3100 BCE, opinions vary, Hindu); Abraham (1800s BCE, Father/Patriarch of monotheism, possibly Sabean); Moses (1400 BCE, Jewish); Zoroaster/Zarathustra/Zarathus... (1000 BCE, Zoroastrian/Parsi); The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama ( 566 BCE, Buddhist), Jesus (8/2-29/36 BCE/CE, Christian); Muhammad (570-632 CE, Islam); the Bab/The Gate (1819-1850 CE, Bab’i); and Baha’u’llah/Glory of God (1817-1892, Baha’i)? None of them had a formal or scholarly education; and they themselves claimed that their knowledge was innate, different from the generality of humankind, not from themselves, but from an unknown realm. Even those who chose not to accept the religious system established upon their teachings nevertheless recognized their uncontestable greatness, genius, total lack of self-interest, and influence, which is unlike any other historical figures’.

Answer:
I think I get what you mean.

These are all men (but surely there are women we can add to the list?!?) who claimed to have a strange / weird / unexplainable experience in their lives and then proceeded to change their lives, as well as the world around them, as a consequence. How can their testimony or their genius - their ability to inspire millions upon millions of followers to likewise change their personal lives as well as the world around them - be ignored or dismissed? Is not religion one of the bedrock characteristics upon which all great civilizations have been built?

You seem to be suggesting that, contrary to fomenting separate and unique and mutually exclusive religious movements, all of these "prophets" were essentially teaching the identical message. Interesting hypothesis.

yawn.

i must be bored...i didnt even read your paragraphs...
i can read your title though...
and you cant
there are people who just dont listen, or dont unsterstand, or just dont wanna know.

The contemplation of the divine frees the spirit and yields the knowledge of its immortal nature.

Abraham was the head of his clan, chosen by God as acceptable to Him to receive the blessing bestowed. He prospered greatly.
Moses was raised as the son of a Pharoah in the Pharoah's house and highly favored.
Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.
Perhaps you should leave them out of your list? After all, none of them were professing to teach rocket science. To say none possessed scholarly education is a bit of a stretch.

Whre did you get your time lines from

MOSES and the EXODUS is 5,800 years ago, thats 3,800 BCE

GOD said to the JEWS that was YEAR 1.

Abraham was long dead and in the ground so he's over 4,000 or so years old, BCE or WELL over 6,000 linear years.

No matter how you slice it ADAM and EVE are no less than 8,000 to 10,000+ linear years ago.

How do you explain the knowledge and undeniable influence on individuals, societies, and civilizations?

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