Seperate parts of ONE deity that can exist in their seperate forms at one and the same time is polytheism.
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2007-06-05 04:02:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no sufficient analogy for the Trinity because in our experiences, nothing can be three contradictory over-lapping entities at once.
2007-06-05 04:07:59 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two errors in your statement!
One is a theological error--your definition of "trinity" is at odds with the Christian definition. Christians define each "part" of God as fully God.
Another is a *Category Error*, a philosophical term that means you are confusing things of one type with things of another. The classic example is of a student visiting a university and taking a tour. The guide shows him the science building and the business building and the gym and the dorms, but the student asks, "Where is the university?" The university exists on a different level--it refers to all of those things. Confusing it with any part is a category error.
The classic philosophical example of a category error is Cartesian dualism.
2007-06-05 11:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by Minh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Christians define each "part" of God as fully God."
Christianity at the most said it only 2000 years back or much later than that.
Rg Veda ("The oldest repository of Human knowledge--according to Max Muller a German Indologist) said the same philosiphy- atleast 6000 to 10,000(B.K.Tilak Maharaj) years back-Probability is "Plagiarism'
"Poornamadhaa-- Poornamidham
Poornaath--Poornamuducchayate
Poornasya --Poornamaadhaaya
Poornameva vasisyate"
(Meaning)----"This is Whole(Brahmam)-That is Whole-If Whole is removed from Whole-what is removed is Whole and what remains is also Whole"(Eesa Upanishad Ist verse)
2007-06-05 13:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
that would be
egg shell- composed mostly of calcium
egg white- protein
egg yolk- protein & fat
not a good analogy
you are trying too hard to make sense of something
2007-06-05 11:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man is triune also...one not three
Soul
Spirit
Body
Any of the three may be individually descriptive of one being,and are interdependent.
God similarlly is triune...one not three 1X1X1=1 not 1+1+1
2007-06-05 11:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great, now I'm craving an omelet..
2007-06-05 11:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I been sayin' that for years. Nobody listens.
2007-06-05 11:07:12 · answer #7 · answered by Becca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok.
And your point?
2007-06-05 11:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋