Editing Alexander Bard (section)

== Personal life ==
Bard converted to the Iranian original branch of [[Zoroastrianism]] in 1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/meet-rustom-from-russia/227642|title=Meet Rustom, From Russia|website=www.outlookindia.com|access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref> after years of intense religious studies. He explains his decision to convert in his book ''Syntheism – Creating God in The Internet Age'' with [[Jan Söderqvist]] by stating that without a solid foundation in philosophical and theological history, the idea of [[Syntheism]] as a set of new religious ideas for a globalized and digitalized world in the 21st century, would not carry its necessary weight. The conversion could also be understood when Bard and Söderqvist place Zoroastrianism next to [[Taoism]] and [[Buddhism]] in their work in what they refer to as ''The Silk Route Triad'', as the historical peak of religious thought and practice.

Bard describes himself as a [[bisexuality|bisexual]] man.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-17 |title=Alexander Bard: Bor med en snubbe, men vi ligger med damer |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/GWmQJ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>