The Christian Forum. . .talking about dimensions

[Magnetic]

I was on the 'other' forum and someone was explaining the idea behing the Trinity, one person being three individuals, yet all being the same. One person started talking about dimension 1, 2, and 3, and I replied to him because his understanding of it seemed off to me. Now, it is very possible that I could be wrong, but anyway, here was his statement, and after that will be my reply:

[QUOTE=Clouds & Spikes] In 1-dimension you have a line. In 2-dimensions, you have a square, made up of 1-d lines. In 3-dimensions, you have a cube, made up of 2-d squares. Whereas we are 1 person, God is 3 persons in one.

Brandon[/QUOTE]


Actually, 1 dimensions would have neither height, length, or depth. A line would actually be still considered 2 dimensional. A 3 dimensional cube is not made up of 2 dimensional squares because even stacking an infinite number of 2 dimensional squares on top of each other, since they have no height, they would always be 2 dimensional. In a way, you'd have a multitude of 2 dimensional squares occupying the same place in space. If you took six 2 dimensional plains and arranged them in a cube, then you would have what appeared to be a cube, but there would be nothing 'inside' the cube.

Just FYI

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So, do I owe Clouds & Spikes an apology?

[General Zod]

What the fuck is Cloud & Spikes going on about? How the fuck is simple geometry even comparable to religious mumbo jumbo?

[Durandal]

In 1-dimension you have a line. In 2-dimensions, you have a square, made up of 1-d lines. In 3-dimensions, you have a cube, made up of 2-d squares. Whereas we are 1 person, God is 3 persons in one.

Brandon

This "Brandon" person is obviously a fucking retard. The analogy of Catholicism's ridiculous, pseudo-polytheistic concept of a Holy Trinity to a cube is completely inaccurate. A cube can be distilled into baser elements. According to Catholicism, the Trinity cannot be separated into distinct beings.

Actually, 1 dimensions would have neither height, length, or depth. A line would actually be still considered 2 dimensional. A 3 dimensional cube is not made up of 2 dimensional squares because even stacking an infinite number of 2 dimensional squares on top of each other, since they have no height, they would always be 2 dimensional. In a way, you'd have a multitude of 2 dimensional squares occupying the same place in space. If you took six 2 dimensional plains and arranged them in a cube, then you would have what appeared to be a cube, but there would be nothing 'inside' the cube.

A line is one-dimensional. A square is two-dimensional. A cube is three-dimensional. I don't know what this idiot is blathering about, but he's obviously never taken a calculus course. Perhaps he could explain why integrating the relationship for a square's area with respect to z just happens to give the formula for a cube's volume.

[wolveraptor]

You're basically right, but the entire discussion seems rather frivolous. What possible relationship could geometry have with the trinity?

[SyntaxVorlon]

Durandal, the idiot blathering about 2 dimensional lines is the poster here, who can't use tag his/her posts properly. At least they don't believe that the Trinity has some geometric aspect.

[Illuminatus Primus]

It is not just Catholicism. Most of Christianity believes in the Trinity - common heritage of the Nicean Ecumenical Council.

[Magnetic]

No, I've never taken calculus. I admit my ignorance of the subject. I always thought that 1 dimension wouldn't be anything other than a single point.

There's no point to this topic. I was just wondering if I answered correctly. Guess not.

[Zadius]

No, I've never taken calculus. I admit my ignorance of the subject. I always thought that 1 dimension wouldn't be anything other than a single point.

There's no point to this topic. I was just wondering if I answered correctly. Guess not.

I believe a 'point' is considered zero dimensional.

[Magnetic]

Right, right.

You see, that's what happens when you take a week long trip. Especially when you normally live in a relatively small city and travel to San Antonio and are exposed to big city traffic with bumper to bumper traffic all moving at a snail's pace, 3 to 4 lanes, merging lanes with backed up cars working their way into slow moving vehicles, sometimes stoped vehicles, and after you get through all of that, you get to do the same thing in Austin, then again in Fort Worth, . . . .and again for the road construction, . . . an accident involving the need for a HAZMAT cleaning crew. . . . . and that was just the trip back after a week of good ol' tiring fun.

But I digress and get back on topic....

Another "Trinity Explaination" I've heard is gas, liquid, and solid. They are three different forms of the same thing.

[Drooling Iguana]

I always assumed that they were like a miniature Borg collective, three people in a hive-mind.

[dworkin]

"God is like a shamrock. Small, green and split three ways!" - Robbie Coltrane, Nuns on the Run.