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Garioshi
05/31/17 11:53:14 PM
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If The Father = God and God = The Son, we can logically deduce that The Father = The Son. But the diagram specifically states that The Father =/= The Son. By the principle of noncontradiction, either the Trinity is false or logic itself is false.

Additionally, since The Father = God and The Son = God and The Father =/= The Son, God =/= God.

...Did I just debunk Christianity?
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Garioshi
05/31/17 11:54:31 PM
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thronedfire2
05/31/17 11:55:34 PM
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Garioshi posted...
TfbBPG0
wut


God is trying to stop you
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Medz1986
05/31/17 11:56:32 PM
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Of you have a child you are a father. If you have parents you are a son/daughter.
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Garioshi
05/31/17 11:59:27 PM
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Medz1986 posted...
Of you have a child you are a father. If you have parents you are a son/daughter.

what does this have to do with the holy trinity
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Sinroth
06/01/17 12:07:45 AM
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Is 1+1 the same as 2? In one sense yes, but in another sense no; they are syntactically different. I hope this illustrates the philosophical danger in treating natural language "is" as corresponding to a single logical operator.

Garioshi posted...
logic itself is false.


Which one? :^)
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 12:09:19 AM
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I mean, it doesn't track with human logic but that's the whole point. Christians will argue that God does not run on human logic because he trasncends our reality. There isn't really anything to argue that hasn't been argued to death for the last few thousand years.
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Garioshi
06/01/17 12:11:07 AM
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Sinroth posted...
Is 1+1 the same as 2? In one sense yes, but in another sense no; they are syntactically different. I hope this illustrates the philosophical danger in treating natural language "is" as corresponding to a single logical operator.

Garioshi posted...
logic itself is false.


Which one? :^)

1+1 = 2
2*1 = 2
1+1 =/= 2*1
2 =/= 2

Don't understand what's so hard to comprehend here, this logic is still faulty.
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Damn_Underscore
06/01/17 12:15:00 AM
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God is beyond logic. That's pretty obvious.

But the Holy Trinity is weird. It's only sort of implied a few times in the Bible. And there's nothing to say that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit aren't separate from each other.
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 12:17:03 AM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
God is beyond logic. That's pretty obvious.

But the Holy Trinity is weird. It's only sort of implied a few times in the Bible. And there's nothing to say that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit aren't separate from each other.


There are also some smaller Christian groups that don't agree with it.
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Sinroth
06/01/17 12:18:31 AM
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Garioshi posted...
Sinroth posted...
Is 1+1 the same as 2? In one sense yes, but in another sense no; they are syntactically different. I hope this illustrates the philosophical danger in treating natural language "is" as corresponding to a single logical operator.

Garioshi posted...
logic itself is false.


Which one? :^)

1+1 = 2
2*1 = 2
1+1 =/= 2*1
2 =/= 2

Don't understand what's so hard to comprehend here, this logic is still faulty.


Come again? Sorry, I don't really understand what you've written, or what it's supposed to mean. But anyways, consider this statement:

"The triangle is green."

This is a valid use of "is", but it corresponds to a different logical operator than the one seen in "2 is 1+1". The "is" in "2 is 1+1" is a statement of identity: "2" and "1+1" are the same thing. But the "is" in "The triangle is green" is not identifying "the triangle" with the concept of green-ness; rather, it is ascribing the concept of green-ness to a particular triangle.

These are two different, valid uses of the word "is", but understanding them requires you to parse them into two different logical operators. The argument in your OP seems to be parsing the statement of the trinity as an identity statement, whereas a theologian would probably say it's better parsed as a predicate ascribing properties to God*.

* I assume; I'm neither Christian, nor a theologian.
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Albel-Nox
06/01/17 12:20:06 AM
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Looks like the jokes on you.
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Garioshi
06/01/17 12:20:15 AM
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Sinroth posted...
Garioshi posted...
Sinroth posted...
Is 1+1 the same as 2? In one sense yes, but in another sense no; they are syntactically different. I hope this illustrates the philosophical danger in treating natural language "is" as corresponding to a single logical operator.

Garioshi posted...
logic itself is false.


Which one? :^)

1+1 = 2
2*1 = 2
1+1 =/= 2*1
2 =/= 2

Don't understand what's so hard to comprehend here, this logic is still faulty.


Come again? Sorry, I don't really understand what you've written, or what it's supposed to mean. But anyways, consider this statement:

"The triangle is green."

This is a valid use of "is", but it corresponds to a different logical operator than the one seen in "2 is 1+1". The "is" in "2 is 1+1" is a statement of identity. "2" and "1+1" are the same thing. But the "is" in "The triangle is green" is not identifying "the triangle" with the concept of green-ness. Instead, it is ascribing the concept of green-ness ot a particular triangle.

These are two different, valid uses of the word "is", but understanding them requires you to parse them into two different logical operators. The argument in your OP seems to be parsing the statement of the trinity as an identity statement, whereas a theologian would probably say it's better parsed as a predicate ascribing properties to God*.

* I assume; I'm neither Christian, nor a theologian.

But God, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit are all separate entities. That would be like saying "The octopus is Arkansas" in your analogy.
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Sinroth
06/01/17 12:28:01 AM
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Garioshi posted...
But God, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit are all separate entities. That would be like saying "The octopus is Arkansas" in your analogy.


I think you need to explain what you mean by separate entities, or we might go round in circles. But a response might be: the statement of the trinity isn't a statement of identity. It isn't saying three distinct entities are the same as one other distinct entity. It is ascribing properties to one distinct entity. For example,

1) Water is H2O.
2) Ice is H2O.
3) Ice is water.

Nonsensical if you read this as saying H2o, water, and ice are the exact same thing. But perfectly sensible if you read this as ascribing properties: "Water has the property of being comprised of H20", "Ice has the property of being comprised of water", etc. This is probably more in-line with what the trinity says.
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Albel-Nox
06/01/17 2:47:44 AM
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Albel-Nox posted...
Looks like the jokes on you.

I would say GG to you @Shotgunnova, but I'm sure lies would only deepen your despair.
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LysistrataMedea
06/01/17 2:50:10 AM
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Garioshi posted...
K2XQxv5
If The Father = God and God = The Son, we can logically deduce that The Father = The Son. But the diagram specifically states that The Father =/= The Son. By the principle of noncontradiction, either the Trinity is false or logic itself is false.

Additionally, since The Father = God and The Son = God and The Father =/= The Son, God =/= God.

...Did I just debunk Christianity?

wtf?

blue is a colour and green is a colour but green is not blue
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Shotgunnova
06/01/17 2:56:50 AM
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Albel-Nox posted...
Albel-Nox posted...
Looks like the jokes on you.

I would say GG to you @Shotgunnova, but I'm sure lies would only deepen your despair.
???
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KogaSteelfang
06/01/17 3:03:11 AM
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I always figured it was equivalent to the 3 parts that make a person. Body, soul, and spirit. They are 3 distinct parts, but all form the essence of a human.

So, it stands to reason that Jesus/Son = Body.

Holy Spirit, while called a Spirit, fits more with a soul. A soul is the mind/intellect, and the Holy Spirit works as a guiding force for mankind.

The Father = Spirit. The eternal, powerful, supernatural force that operates on a different plane from the physical(body and mind).

Whatever form of life God is can function in all 3 separately and simultaneously. He simply sent his body to Earth, then replaced that with the Holy Spirit later.
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Hash-Brown
06/01/17 3:04:17 AM
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Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.
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Mr_Legendia
06/01/17 3:11:19 AM
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Shotgunnova posted...
Albel-Nox posted...
Albel-Nox posted...
Looks like the jokes on you.

I would say GG to you @Shotgunnova, but I'm sure lies would only deepen your despair.
???

You lost, even while cheating.

A man would of took the L and ran for the training room.

A woman would not respond to this, or reply passive aggressively while simultaneously skirting the actual issue.
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 4:19:57 AM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.
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istmirechtegal
06/01/17 4:36:06 AM
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It´s like discussing the Brother Grimm Fairy Tales
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Hash-Brown
06/01/17 4:41:55 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.

Cheat codes can only do so much.
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 4:59:32 AM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.

Cheat codes can only do so much.

So can an edit mode =/.
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Hash-Brown
06/01/17 6:00:52 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.

Cheat codes can only do so much.

So can an edit mode =/.

I'm talking developer level edit menu.
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 6:15:51 AM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.

Cheat codes can only do so much.

So can an edit mode =/.

I'm talking developer level edit menu.


Ah, but then there is some other being that created the game that the God/the player is playing.
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Hash-Brown
06/01/17 6:26:52 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.

Cheat codes can only do so much.

So can an edit mode =/.

I'm talking developer level edit menu.


Ah, but then there is some other being that created the game that the God/the player is playing.

Unless God created the game.
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Returning_CEmen
06/01/17 6:28:50 AM
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Jesus was an extension of God on Earth.

So The Son does = The Father
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awesome999
06/01/17 6:29:10 AM
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Maybe there are the gods

Lol I actually said that
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 6:33:39 AM
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Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Dash_Harber posted...
Hash-Brown posted...
Think of it as God the Gamer, Jesus the character, and the Holy Spirit as the edit mode.


I think the Holy Ghost/Holy Spirit is more cheat codes.

Cheat codes can only do so much.

So can an edit mode =/.

I'm talking developer level edit menu.


Ah, but then there is some other being that created the game that the God/the player is playing.

Unless God created the game.


But in the original analogy, God was the player. Mindbreak!
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Dash_Harber
06/01/17 6:35:06 AM
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M_Live posted...
The Holy Spirit = a spooky ghost


It's more like God's own personal brand of The Force.
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BoyOfBattle
06/01/17 6:45:14 AM
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no but you did debunk your intelligence
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Hash-Brown
06/01/17 6:51:16 AM
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Dash_Harber posted...
But in the original analogy, God was the player. Mindbreak!

So a game developer can't play his own game?
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DeltaRayquaza
06/01/17 9:53:29 AM
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LysistrataMedea posted...
Garioshi posted...
K2XQxv5
If The Father = God and God = The Son, we can logically deduce that The Father = The Son. But the diagram specifically states that The Father =/= The Son. By the principle of noncontradiction, either the Trinity is false or logic itself is false.

Additionally, since The Father = God and The Son = God and The Father =/= The Son, God =/= God.

...Did I just debunk Christianity?

wtf?

blue is a colour and green is a colour but green is not blue

That implies that The Son, The Father, and The Holy Spirit are all separate gods when they are explicitly one.
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DevsBro
06/01/17 9:57:50 AM
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You're confusing the sense of the word "is".

My lunchbox is black. My keyboard is black. But my lunchbox is not my keyboard.

My lunchbox and my keyboard both belong to the set of all things with black color. But neither defines black.

It's a bad diagram, since it implies the "is" works both ways. It's not supposed to.
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ChromaticAngel
06/01/17 10:08:09 AM
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Garioshi posted...
K2XQxv5


This looks kind of like a cross section of a vagina
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Linctagon7
06/01/17 10:10:09 AM
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i mean ja let's apply logic to that which is supposed to be beyond logic
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ChromaticAngel
06/01/17 10:12:36 AM
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Linctagon7 posted...
i mean ja let's apply logic to that which is supposed to be beyond logic

God made the tree of knowledge forbidden because it gave us the wisdom to realize the whole God thing was dogshit from the start.
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DeltaRayquaza
06/01/17 10:45:00 AM
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DevsBro posted...
You're confusing the sense of the word "is".

My lunchbox is black. My keyboard is black. But my lunchbox is not my keyboard.

My lunchbox and my keyboard both belong to the set of all things with black color. But neither defines black.

It's a bad diagram, since it implies the "is" works both ways. It's not supposed to.

You're equating saying that (noun) is (adjective) to saying that (noun) is (other noun) when the two are not the same thing. Here's an apt comparison: Replace God with Elizabeth II, The Holy Spirit with head of the Anglican Church with, The Father with the English monarch, and The Son with the owner of all the swans in the UK. You can't say that the head of the Anglican Church is not the monarch of England.
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Vindris_SNH
06/01/17 10:50:42 AM
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We aren't meant to fully understand God.
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DeltaRayquaza
06/01/17 10:53:44 AM
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Vindris_SNH posted...
We aren't meant to fully understand God.

We don't need to fully understand God to know that God cannot be God if the trinity is true.
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DevsBro
06/01/17 11:53:53 AM
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You're equating saying that (noun) is (adjective) to saying that (noun) is (other noun) when the two are not the same thing. Here's an apt comparison: Replace God with Elizabeth II, The Holy Spirit with head of the Anglican Church with, The Father with the English monarch, and The Son with the owner of all the swans in the UK. You can't say that the head of the Anglican Church is not the monarch of England.

If anything, it's a grammar error. The way it works is that the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are three persons who are collectively God. St. Patrick used ths shamrock as an example. Three distinct leaves, one shamrock.
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DeltaRayquaza
06/01/17 12:10:42 PM
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DevsBro posted...
If anything, it's a grammar error. The way it works is that the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are three persons who are collectively God. St. Patrick used ths shamrock as an example. Three distinct leaves, one shamrock.

It's more than a grammatical error. The entire graphic is wrong, in that case.
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Dragonblade01
06/01/17 12:24:41 PM
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Religion and illogical conclusions tend to go hand in hand.
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DevsBro
06/01/17 2:02:00 PM
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Like I said, it's a bad diagram.
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DeltaRayquaza
06/01/17 2:23:53 PM
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DevsBro posted...
Like I said, it's a bad diagram.

No, no it isn't. Jesus himself says that he, God, and the Father are the same thing, even saying at one point, "I and the Father are one."
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ArchiePeck
06/01/17 2:25:49 PM
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This argument is pointless, because people will simply state "God exists beyond logic that humans can comprehend".
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DevsBro
06/02/17 1:46:48 PM
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No, no it isn't. Jesus himself says that he, God, and the Father are the same thing, even saying at one point, "I and the Father are one."

Because Jesus, the Father and the Holy Spirit are parts of a whole.

St. Patrick used ths shamrock as an example. Three distinct leaves, one shamrock.

He also speaks as if they're distinct when he says things like "I must be aboutmy. Father's business" and "Nobody comes to the Father except through me."
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