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→The Law of Contradiction and Confusion of person and being: straw man fallacy
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]].
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]].
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]].