again, on a real basic level. if i never heard the word "trinity" and just appeared on earth with good understanding of any human language, i would still see the God, Christ, Holy Spirit. i can't explain why people fixate on the word trinity, triune or anything like that. maybe it's a way to start a basic understanding of God and Jesus and hence, Christianity. i really think alot of "doctrines" become "denominations", because somebody found a great way to explain Christ and understand The Bible. unfortunately, it's a problem for many. you can read and study everything ever written, and every possible Theology Proper thing and memorize it for a thousand decades, in a thousand languages. eastern, western, north and south. i'm sure if something more credible than the testimony Jesus and the people of that time, we would have heard about it. orthodoxy isn't necessarily correct. in fact, maybe more questionable with heirarchy and titles and status. i think the best discussions you can have are with yourself if you'd like to stay away from vague conceptual english terms ONLY, defeating everything we strive for. personally, i don't get vehement about "doctrines", based on criticizm from"others". i know you're stringent about words and definitions, but sometimes boring english just works. i heard there are more 'descriptive" english words than any other. i dunno oh, i almost forgot, this is mainly for PPS -