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3 deities.
Multiple deities.
Multiple gods.
Polytheism.
You lose, sir.
I see you cherry pick and come up with obtuse interpretations of more books than just the Bible in order to manufacture support for your previously held convictions.
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Your obtuse interpretation of the cherry picked very first half of the very first definition doesn't save you. In context, the term "rank" is understood to be what we call a being that is a god, a deity. Same as "general" or "president" is a rank. If we had three persons holding the office of "president" we would still have "three presidents".
Any progress yet on the Synoptic verses I provided? Get back to me on that sometime, won't you?
(June 5, 2012 at 5:05 pm)Drich Wrote: 3 deities. all share the one title of God.
3 deities.
Multiple deities.
Multiple gods.
Polytheism.
You lose, sir.
Quote:Deity does not always mean God.
merriam-webster: 1, a: the rank or essential nature of a god : divinity
I see you cherry pick and come up with obtuse interpretations of more books than just the Bible in order to manufacture support for your previously held convictions.
Read the whole page, found here
Quote:Definition of DEITY
1
a : the rank or essential nature of a god : divinity
b capitalized : god 1, supreme being
2: a god or goddess <the deities of ancient Greece>
3: one exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful
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Examples of DEITY
<to the ancient Greeks, Zeus was the deity who ruled over the sky and weather, and Poseidon was god of the sea>
<we prayed to the Deity for guidance>
Origin of DEITY
Middle English deitee, from Anglo-French deité, from Late Latin deitat-, deitas, from Latin deus god; akin to Old English Tīw, god of war, Latin divus god, dies day, Greek dios heavenly, Sanskrit deva heavenly, god
First Known Use: 14th century
Your obtuse interpretation of the cherry picked very first half of the very first definition doesn't save you. In context, the term "rank" is understood to be what we call a being that is a god, a deity. Same as "general" or "president" is a rank. If we had three persons holding the office of "president" we would still have "three presidents".
Any progress yet on the Synoptic verses I provided? Get back to me on that sometime, won't you?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
