On Asha & Druj
Here's a post I had made on reddit a while back, where I try to delve into the philosophical dynamic of truth and lie. Here's a repost: Is there any truth or lie without interaction in the first place? Yes- and I shall explain my view on the matter. Please note: The usage of the word truth and lie is for convenience, since they are only a speck under the umbrella of the terms Asha and Druj- and must be read as Asha and Druj. If we take the creation story into account, Ahriman was originally unaware of Ahura Mazda's existence, as opposed to Ahura Mazda's omniscience. Here, complete conscious knowledge is the prerequisite of divine truth. Truth is creation, rather, that which exists by its own. Truth is that which wants the best for us even before the existence of an opposition. A truth can stand by its own without the existence of a lie but a lie cannot exist if not in opposition to an original "nothing" (viz. non-existence.) Now this would so...