[Serious] The Trinity

[arewethereyet]

I apologize for upsetting others. As I explained, I was on a Christian forum months ago and everything else about Christianity I think I have figured out. But I felt like the Trinity question still didn't make sense, but I wasn't sure if that was because of me growing up LDS or if it just really doesn't makes sense.

I had concerns about asking that here but went ahead anyway because I figured this would be a safe place. Nobody here was going to quote Bible verses at me or exhort me to be saved; nobody was going to bully me if I pushed and poked further. I am curious because there are SO MANY, Christians. And they all believe this thing that I have never gotten a straight answer about. It's always been that garbled, sideways mouth talk that was in some of Grandizer's post(great post by the by, just breaking it all down for me; truly, thank you. It also outlines exactly what I sort of understood about it but with clarity in your points). Like, I get it, it's "magic" but I was interested in picking it apart; is it DID God? Is it cognitive dissonance? Is it "just shut up and faith!" ? Or is there a piece I'm missing?

I know the folks here are probably used to proselytizing trolls; we get them on the ex-Mo forums too and it's invasive and disrespectful. I'm here asking these questions because I'm free here to not be hassled to conversion and I can poke at the ideas as much as I want without being banned for heretical posting. I just wanted to clear that up.

Please don't think you did anything wrong or caused any upset.  

Unfortunately it can be a trigger for some when a serious conversation starts.  And there are a few militant atheists who feel some need to shout from the rooftops - sort of reverse evangelicals - if you will.

I like questions such as the one you posed because it makes me think about some of the more specific reasons that I turned away from religion.  I don't have a problem with rethinking things and have learned a tremendous amount on this forum and the forum I used to be on.

The differences in what are supposedly Christian religions are something I find fascinating.  

You are nowhere near a ban.

And I think "shut up and faith" is a very large part of most religions, if not all.