(June 17, 2011 at 9:52 am)Ryft Wrote:(June 17, 2011 at 9:06 am)Epimethean Wrote: Saying they are three but of one essence is like saying that a grandfather, father and son are actually one person. Utter rubbish.Uh... no, not rubbish. When my child has a child of her own, I will be one person who is a grandfather, father, and son.
Ah, but those are merely three different labels for the same entity, you. The trinity is comprised of three separate entities, because when you go to heaven Jesus and God are separate, right? Your analogy falls short, but I understand the point you are trying to make. I would argue though, that since Jesus is worshiped as a separate entity, regardless if he is of the same essence as god, is polytheism.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell