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Confidence
Belief overview
Free moral choice
Human beings are called to consciously choose between good and evil.
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Supportive
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Contrary
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Neutral
What it is: The tradition emphasizes personal moral responsibility in the face of real alternatives of conduct.
How the tradition understands it: Thoughts, words, and actions have decisive value and participate in the conflict between truth and lie.
Textual basis and context: The Gathas emphasize an appeal to correct choice and ethical discernment.
Debates and variations: The theme is often compared to other ethical traditions, but has its own formulation in the Iranian context.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Yasna 30
A classic passage about choosing between opposing paths.
Reference: Yasna 30.
Content: The hymn contrasts distinct spiritual and ethical orientations, emphasizing human decision.
Use in debate: It is central to free choice, druj, and moral conflict.
Yasna 45
A hymn about teaching, truth, and moral distinction.
Reference: Yasna 45.
Content: The text returns to the need to hear and choose correctly.
Use in debate: It reinforces moral choice and asha.