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From: dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak)
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Subject: Re: Letter from a Zoroastrian
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Date: Tue, 1-May-84 10:44:55 EDT
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Zoroastrian's belief system (from memory)

That the forces of good and evil are basically balanced.

For every good deed that an individual performs the forces of good
are able to counter any increase in the forces of evil.

Vice versa for bad deeds.

Conversion to Zoroastrian in itself is neither good or bad therefore
there is no need for converts.

No one is every totally "lost"- you can always do a good deed to
at least balance the last bad deed that you did.

The principles as stated above are what I remember from talks with 
friends whilst I was in Iran (1976).

I was never able to find out if there was a reward/punishment clause
associated with Zoroastrian belief.(Perhaps others can provide that
info ....).

I think its time to hit the library again and turn to the letter Z.

The whole belief system seems so easy to follow why is it not more
widespread(religous hierarchies ??).


   Dave Peak(pyuxhh!dxp)

  "According to you everything I do is either illegal,immoral or fattening !"
  - W.C. Fields