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Effects of the Zoroastrianism Afterlife Scheme on their Ethical Teachings

For believers of Zoroastrianism , where a soul goes in the afterlife is determined by a balance between good and bad deeds . The good deeds of a person have to outweigh his bad deeds for him /her to be able to enjoy `heaven ' in the afterlife . For those whose deeds weight out equally there is some kind of purgatory or mid-level where they are sent considering that in Zoroastrianism , there are various levels in

hell Bad deeds can be cleansed by way of confession or by the transfer of supererogatory merits hence , leeway is left for human weakness

Based on this concept of the afterlife , it would be safe to say that Zoroastrianism teachings focus on people having to collect more good deeds than bad deeds while they are still alive . As is with other religions , believers of Zoroastrianism , focus their energies on committing good deeds . There is a catch to this , however , that may affect how believers live their life . There is a very real possibility that believers would still commit bad deeds with the confidence that if they commit enough good deeds , their bad deeds would still be outweighed . Their teachings of dualism , where there is a fight between good and evil , and where the triumph of good is always assured , adds to this concept of balancing between good and bad . In other words , no matter how many bad deeds you...