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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (614)	5/19/2001 12:58:36 PM
From: gao seng	Respond to of 1112

More interesting is that Science provides more and more evidence that the Bible is accurate. Up until the late 19th century, most scholars believed that Jesus is a mythical figure. The doctrine of the Trinity may be understood on different levels. On one level, it is a means of construing the word God in Christian discourse. God is not a uniquely Christian word, and it needs specific definition in Christian theology. This need for a specifically Christian definition is already apparent in the New Testament, where Paul says, "there are many 'gods' and many 'lords'-yet for us there is one God, the Father ..., and one Lord, Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 8:5-6). These words constitute the beginning of a process of clarification and definition, of which the end product is the doctrine of the Trinity. At another level, the doctrine may be seen as a transcript of Christian experience: The God of the Hebrew tradition had become known in a new way, first in the person of Christ, and then in the Spirit that moved in the church. On a third, speculative level of understanding, the doctrine reveals the dynamism of the Christian conception of God-involving notions of a source, a coming forth, and a return (primordial, expressive, and unitive Being). In this sense, the Christian doctrine has parallels both in philosophy (the 19th-century German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel's Absolute) and in other religions (the Trimurti of Hinduism). Contributed by: Macquarrie, John, M.A., Ph.D., D.D. Former Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford. Author of Principles of Christian Theology, 20th Century Religious Thought, and The Scope of Demythologizing. "Trinity (theology)," Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 2000. © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. I gather the thrust of your post is that Hinduism is a superior religion, but yet you warn of falling into the depths of hell for those preoccupied with defending (promoting) one religion over another. Personally, though, I think the gist of your argument is correct. Being distracted from contemplation by negative influences is not productive. But yet, it can be very productive to discuss a point of view with someone who shares an opposing point of view, as long as both sides are sincere.