Saturday, May 5, 2012

Parmenides and the Holy Spirit

One feature of the concept of 'Holy Trinity' that transcends the context of Christian theology is its 'Holy Spirit', which, as 'God' qua creator, transgresses the Parmenidean absolute separations of Being and Becoming, and of Unity and Multiplicity, that are part of the ancestry of that doctrine.  However, qua Spirit, it does not suffice to explain the creation of Matter.  Still, as is, it can be classified as a 'Pluralization' principle, one from which 'God' qua immutable perfect Unity is an abstraction, and, hence, is a derivative aspect of the Trinity.  Resistance to such an interpretation of the Trinity might dogmatically express not only theological orthodoxy, but an implicit commitment to Parmenideanism, as well.

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