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Trinitarian apologists point out that confusion arises when "person" is taken to strictly mean "being" and personality is equated with nature. It is rooted in the common perception that a human being is a person, and on this basis concludes that therefore one person is one being and "being" means "person". This is entirely within the realm of ordinary human experience. But God is not a human being, and moreover, God is absolutely unique. The Trinitarian God is one being of three Persons, and is three persons of one Being. This is outside of normal human experience.  

Trinitarian apologists point out that confusion arises when "person" is taken to strictly mean "being" and personality is equated with nature. It is rooted in the common perception that a human being is a person, and on this basis concludes that therefore one person is one being and "being" means "person". This is entirely within the realm of ordinary human experience. But God is not a human being, and moreover, God is absolutely unique. The Trinitarian God is one being of three Persons, and is three persons of one Being. This is outside of normal human experience.  

Those who are ignorant of the actual teaching of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and [[Falsehood|falsely]] represent it as an absolute contradiction which violates [[Intelligence|intelligent]] [[reason]] are only using the [[Logical fallacy#Straw man|"straw man" fallacy]].

Those who are ignorant of the actual teaching of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and [[Falsehood|falsely]] represent it as an absolute contradiction which violates [[Intelligence|intelligent]] [[reason]] are only employing a [[straw man fallacy]]. The [[logical fallacy]] of [[philosophical skepticism]] also holds that anything outside of one's own personal experience and understanding is most probably not true and therefore not worthy of belief without the direct [[proof]] of personal experience. Another logical fallacy holds that anything that cannot be (eventually) explained and understood according to the laws of science is not real. See [[Philosophical naturalism]].

 

The logical fallacy of [[philosophical skepticism]] holds that anything outside of one's own personal experience and understanding is most probably not true and therefore not worthy of belief without the direct [[proof]] of personal experience. Another logical fallacy holds that anything that cannot be (eventually) explained and understood according to the laws of science is not real. See [[Philosophical naturalism]].

Christian Trinitarians acknowledge that because the Trinity is outside the realm of normal human experience, and is a mystery that cannot be fully grasped and understood, the doctrine therefore appears unacceptable and unbelievable to many people. They point out that while the doctrine is beyond—some of them prefer to say "above"—human reason and human intelligence, it is not necessarily therefore absolutely against human reason and human intelligence. And there is also the fact that there are many things within ordinary human experience that are not fully understood but are realities of normal human existence. Gravity and magnetism are primary examples. There are also those established [[paradox]]es in [[science]], [[philosophy]] and [[mathematics]] which defy logical analysis, but are real and not imaginary. Apologists advert to these admitted scientific facts as an aid in their argument of asserting that the Trinity of Persons of the one Being of God is not an impossible or contradictory doctrine but is simply a mystery beyond human understanding.

Christian Trinitarians acknowledge that because the Trinity is outside the realm of normal human experience, and is a mystery that cannot be fully grasped and understood, the doctrine therefore appears unacceptable and unbelievable to many people. They point out that while the doctrine is beyond—some of them prefer to say "above"—human reason and human intelligence, it is not necessarily therefore absolutely against human reason and human intelligence. And there is also the fact that there are many things within ordinary human experience that are not fully understood but are realities of normal human existence. Gravity and magnetism are primary examples. There are also those established [[paradox]]es in [[science]], [[philosophy]] and [[mathematics]] which defy logical analysis, but are real and not imaginary. Apologists advert to these admitted scientific facts as an aid in their argument of asserting that the Trinity of Persons of the one Being of God is not an impossible or contradictory doctrine but is simply a mystery beyond human understanding.