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    Supports→God can be considered 'personal' even if God is not identical to any personal being

    On Trinity monotheism, God is not identical to any single personal being

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    Craig replies to Howard-Snyder’s objection to the Cerberus analogy that the claim that it represents three dogs is “astonishing”, as we all speak of two headed snakes, turtles and such (Craig 2003, 102). While on Trinity monotheism God isn’t identical to any personal being, it doesn’t follow that God isn’t “personal”. He is personal in the sense of having personal parts. Further, the view that God isn’t a self

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