An Explanation of the Trinity?

[FallentoReason]

I was trying to work out a plausible explanation of what the Trinity is exactly, metaphysically speaking. The closest I got was to see the Godhead as a sort of "company" where the 3 members of it all have the right to use the company's name, but they are still 3 seperate entities. But then the problem is that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost aren't "God" just like Bill Gates isn't "Microsoft". Thus the idea of what we commonly mean by "God" is completely lost. On the other hand, if these 3 employees were God/divine, then since they are 3 separate entities working under the "Godhead", we effectively have polytheism.

Any theists have coherent explanations, or can you fix up my analogy above?

[Faith No More]

The trinity is a philisophical turd sandwich. From what I remember, even the most ardent theologians that took on the task of explaining the trinity ended up with nothing more than "god works in mysterious ways." It's completely nonsensical, and every attempt to defend it that I've seen ends with the trinitarian declaring that the human mind is too feeble to understand the conept.

They don't call it "faith" for nothing.

[Minimalist]

I'm certain that our resident trilogy of G-C, Drippy, and Lyin' Sack will come up with an explanation that satisfies everyone!

[max-greece]

The whole 3 in 1 thing doesn't make any sense until you get the right source material and then you see how it works.

There are a slew of movies that portray this - but you will need to be over 18 to buy them.

[Captain Colostomy]

The whole 3 in 1 thing doesn't make any sense until you get the right source material and then you see how it works.

There are a slew of movies that portray this - but you will need to be over 18 to buy them.

Have I been missing out with this trinity stuff?

Hmm...

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

'God is like a shamrock - small, green and split three ways.' Eric Idle

Boru

[FallentoReason]

God is one and Jesus was in some way fully one with God but also a fully normal human man who was born like everyone else. I'm closer to seeing him as type of supreme ascended master, someone more like the Buddha or an Avatar like Krishna. I would see the Holy Spirit as an aspect of Gods power that interacts with his creatures not a separate being. The Trinity business of three gods in one was something they just cooked up in councils it isn't mentioned in the Bible.

Here's an answer: the trinity was a made up concept.

[Doubting Thomas]

The trinity is a philisophical turd sandwich. From what I remember, even the most ardent theologians that took on the task of explaining the trinity ended up with nothing more than "god works in mysterious ways."

I remember from my religious indoctrination that even the Catholic church considers the trinity a "mystery." Meaning, don't ask about it, because we don't know, but Godidit!

[Godscreated]

I was trying to work out a plausible explanation of what the Trinity is exactly, metaphysically speaking. The closest I got was to see the Godhead as a sort of "company" where the 3 members of it all have the right to use the company's name, but they are still 3 seperate entities. But then the problem is that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost aren't "God" just like Bill Gates isn't "Microsoft". Thus the idea of what we commonly mean by "God" is completely lost. On the other hand, if these 3 employees were God/divine, then since they are 3 separate entities working under the "Godhead", we effectively have polytheism.

Any theists have coherent explanations, or can you fix up my analogy above?

You are looking at the physical when you try and figure out the Trinity, you need to start with the Spirit and stay with the Spirit.

GC

[Minimalist]

Evidence for this "spirit" or are you merely full of shit yet again?