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When Mephisto says “Three-in-One and One-in-Three, Lies are sown broadcast, truth may go along” in lines 2354-55, he is mocking the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Among the most controversial aspects of Christian belief is the allusion that God can be both one and three people at the same time. Mephisto enjoys pointing out the paradox that theologians take great pains to explain in logical terms. | When Mephisto says “Three-in-One and One-in-Three, Lies are sown broadcast, truth may go along” in lines 2354-55, he is mocking the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Among the most controversial aspects of Christian belief is the allusion that God can be both one and three people at the same time. Mephisto enjoys pointing out the paradox that theologians take great pains to explain in logical terms. | ||
It has also said that "Men usually believe, if only they hear words, that there must also be some sort of meaning" (Mass). | |||
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