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by viraptor 487 days ago
Yes, but real world entities don't stop being a thing just because you refer to their one specific trait. The god example only works if you assume it works. That's why it's not logical.

Anyway, traits are "is a" descriptive thing, not a referential equality "is". The trinity relations are not "is a" to begin with, or we'd be having many gods and Christian priests are not into that.
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graemep 486 days ago
Given it is a discussion of an entity that is already defined by properties not shared by any other real world entity its seems not just logical, but reasonably, to assume that it differs from them in other ways too.

I tend to agree traits is not an accurate description, but it is a reasonable analogy.

> The trinity relations are not "is a" to begin with, or we'd be having many gods and Christian priests are not into that.

Sayings "priests" seems and off choice of wording. Why not just Christians, or even "Christian theologians"?

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viraptor 486 days ago
Just because someone comes up with one illogical idea, it isn't reasonable to say it likely "differs in other ways too". Instead maybe establish one unusual thing to be verifiably true before stacking on more.

> Sayings "priests" seems and off choice of wording.

Meh. Priests set the norm for the regional communities.

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