RE: The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity?
September 12, 2009 at 2:44 am
(This post was last modified: September 12, 2009 at 2:50 am by fr0d0.)
(September 11, 2009 at 5:43 pm)amw79 Wrote: Aah, so god is non-temporal and transcendent, lying outside the physical universe, and out of reach of testability or evidence; but is also simultaneously 100% man in the form of Jesus, and as such is temporal and within the universe.
Anyone who can seriously entertain such a mess of internal contradiction, really must have left their brain at the front door.
You're quite right fr0do, I'm sure that "with faith, it makes sense" as you can decide to ignore the contradictions and just believe it 'because it is so'.
That's the statement. It is illogical taken alone. Taken in context with the rest the point of it becomes crystal clear. This method provides perfect answers. None other does.
(September 11, 2009 at 5:51 pm)Saerules Wrote: faith |fāθ|'Complete confidence' is highly inaccurate
noun
1 complete trust or confidence in someone or something
(2 strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.)<--Is a complete confidence in something, therefore an unnecessary definition.
(September 11, 2009 at 5:51 pm)Saerules Wrote: The human condition is a joke, really really It implies that we are all similar in many ways, and that certain parts of our life are inevitable (Eg. death and taxes). As far as I know, these conditions are not just human conditions, therefore calling it a human condition is toWell it speaks of what is applicable to everyone. It speaks to humans in their language. It deals with non humans in relation to human understanding. That's all that's necessary.
(September 11, 2009 at 5:51 pm)Saerules Wrote: I disagree with Non-overlapping magisteria.How so?