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    Free will

    Ushta Opethian:) That choice can be predicted does:tsk: not affect your ability to freely choose it. Even if we could predict some one else's choices with a 100 % accuracy , it will be still be a free choice to that person. Obviously no one knows 100% what one will choose for himself a...
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    Why not believe in God?

    Ushta All O athyeists , you are a riot, barre3ls of fun! Believers have evidence irreftrable evidence, its called personal religious experience. But you do not accept that as evidence do you? You want an invisible being who dewlls in multidimensions to be perceived by us physically? We who...
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    Why not believe in God?

    Ushta harry Hey Harry, i reached the same conclusions too . In fact Epicurious reached them in 250 BC , it is an unanswerable dilemma for the Abrahamics. Ushta te Ashai
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    Ask any questions about Zoroastrianism

    Ushta Karl Man another great question!:clap Zarathushtra taught a strictly ethical religion. Asha (Right Order) , has a physical Aspect in which it is the Laws of Physics, Biology ,etc. The Laws of Nature, if you will . But it also has an ethical aspect in which it is righteousness...
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    Ask any questions about Zoroastrianism

    Ushta Karl Man another great question!:clap Zarathushtra taught a strictly ethical religion. Asha (Right Order) , has a physical Aspect in which it is the Laws of Physics, Biology ,etc. The Laws of Nature, if you will . But it also has an ethical aspect in which it is righteousness...
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    Ask any questions about Zoroastrianism

    Ushta Jensa Great question!:bounce That is one of many misconceptions aout the Beh Din (Good Doctrine/Religion) Sky Burial ( Dokhmenashi) was never \universally practiced by Zoroastrians. Indeed as Herodotus and other greek historians tell us it was not even a Zoroastrian practice till the...
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    Ask any questions about Zoroastrianism

    Ushta Alan Yes several! :bounce I would suggest the Californian Zoroastrian Center, its in Anaheim , There is also the San Jose and the Anaheim Zarathushtrian Assemblies but while the CZC is too conservativative ( Ethnic) to my liking it does have a wonderful Fire which has been constantly...
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    Ask any questions about Zoroastrianism

    Ushta Coda A very good question. Zarathushtra does not give us a creation story. He hints in Ushtavaiti 2 that Mazda first created the stars and he attributes all creation to Ahura's Most Progressive Mental Disposition. There are other inferences in the Gathas for example Creation/Cosmos...
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    trinity???

    Ushta jewscout :clap :clap :clap Ashem! No is not a typo Its the Avestan word from which the Aramaic word amen comes from:bounce Frubals to you! Ushta te Ashai
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    trinity???

    Ushta Alan Ahh! But there is plenty of evidence for God,:dan: now you may not want to admit it but there is!:bounce Ushta te Ashai The Doctrine of the Most Wise, is to love mankind Denkard:dan:
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    trinity???

    Ushta Mister Emu Well according to you!:bounce Ushta Te Ashai The Doctrine of the Most Wise, is to love mankind! Denkard:dan:
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    trinity???

    Ushta hanif:) Sorry but Mithraism does not:tsk: have a trinity!!!! Actually Mithras was an ancient Vedic God who was disowned by Zarathushtra and basically forgotten in India, but came back in Iran, under the guise of a Yazata ( Adorable One) during the backlash that followed Zarathushtra's...
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    trinity???

    Ushta PHOTOTAKER I believe that the theory is that when the father talks and says this is my beloved He is talking an bout the incarnate and thus human Christ, so it is , or so the theory goes , not really two different beings that the passage is talking about. Now, i don't believe this (...
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    trinity???

    Ushta Booko Sabians? Ushta te Ashai The Doctrine of the Most Wise, is to love mankind Denkard:dan:
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    Ask any questions about Zoroastrianism

    Ushta (Light, Dawning) to All I thought that since i have been with you all for a while now, I ought to post and a thread to answer questions about Zarathushtra Zism etc sounded just about right. besides I have been questioning the doctrines of some of you so its only fair that I give you the...
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    Noah and his Ark - Believe it or Not?

    LittleNipper, Ushta!:) I hate to point this out to you , but the Gospels, and Kings and Chronicles all have different descriptions of the same events ... just like? ... You got it ... folk tales!:o Ushta te Ashai The doctrine ofthe Most Wise is to love mankind\ Denkard :dan:
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    Eden and the Tree of Knowledge

    Ushta Scott:) First that is one of at least a thousand possible interpretations with no real compelling reason why it must be accepted. But beyond even that, it does not answer the points gnostic was making. If A& E did not know evil, then their act, to them, could not be evil until after the...
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    Eden and the Tree of Knowledge

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    Eden and the Tree of Knowledge

    Ushta Kathryn:) Which is exactly why the story is not about right or wrong or even about free will, the story is about obey or else and it is unquestioning obedience that god is supposedly demanding in the story!!:D Ushta te Ashai The doctrine of the Most Wise, is to love mankind Denkard :dan:
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    Eden and the Tree of Knowledge

    Ushta Gnostic Precisely!!!:bounce :clap That is whu you were right when you say that god in this story wanted blind , indeed unquestioning, obedience. Frubals to you! Ushta te Ashai The doctrine of the Most Wise is to love mankind Denkard:dan:
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