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Norrrm

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7. Seems deliberately over-complicated with both sides making up highly intellectual theories to back the result they want

Reply to odins folly (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

Feb 26

instead of arriving at a result based on logical analysis.

With each side, it's your fault if you don't understand.

One viewpoint is reminiscent of Eve constructed out of part of Adam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea

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Christians::: How long has the Trinity existed? Since infinity or approx 2000 years? [View all] Norrrm Feb 25 OP

You ask an interesting question. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 25 #1

It's bad writing JoseBalow Feb 25 #2

1,700 years odins folly Feb 25 #3

This is the correct answer. Voltaire2 Feb 25 #5

Seems deliberately over-complicated with both sides making up highly intellectual theories to back the result they want Norrrm Feb 26 #7

Yes... it was very complicated as they were trying to reconcile beliefs across an Empire mikelewis Mar 1 #9

Yeah! Think of the folks who want a Constitutional Convention to write a new one. Norrrm Mar 1 #11

Pretty certain this is why they agreed to a separation of Church and State... mikelewis Mar 1 #12

Oftentimes the method of religion is more important than the God of religion. Norrrm Mar 1 #13

2 Peter 3:8 Earl_from_PA Feb 25 #4

He does drone on... nt mikelewis Mar 1 #10

Funny, just reading H.G. Well's autobiography Easterncedar Feb 25 #6

I have been researching Isaac Newton... mikelewis Feb 28 #8