Science in Christian Perspective THE THERMODYNAMICAL TRIPLE
POINT. Implications for the Trinity Michael J. Bozack Surface
Science Center Department of Chemistry University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 From: PSCF 39 (March 1987): 39-41. There
has been little progress in the doctrine of the trinity since
the Athanasian Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith. A
large number of parallel concepts have been suggested, but the
use of the thermodynamical triple point as an analogy to the
trinity has not been previously discussed. In this study we show
that the thermodynamical triple point possesses a number of
elements in common with the trinity. The triple point contains
(1) a singular nature shared by three coequal but distinct
subsistences, (2) economical, and (3) ontological properties. It
also preserves the distinction between the classical trinity and
the (4) tritheistic and (5) trimodal formulations. These
rigorous requirements have been difficult to satisfy in previous
analogies. The triple point