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Garioshi posted...

But God, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit are all separate entities. That would be like saying "The octopus is Arkansas" in your analogy.

I think you need to explain what you mean by separate entities, or we might go round in circles. But a response might be: the statement of the trinity isn't a statement of identity. It isn't saying three distinct entities are the same as one other distinct entity. It is ascribing properties to one distinct entity. For example,

1) Water is H2O.
2) Ice is H2O.
3) Ice is water.

Nonsensical if you read this as saying H2o, water, and ice are the exact same thing. But perfectly sensible if you read this as ascribing properties: "Water has the property of being comprised of H20", "Ice has the property of being comprised of water", etc. This is probably more in-line with what the trinity says.
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