"Lewis's trilemma" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: One version was popularised by the scholar and writer C. S. Lewis. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lewis's trilemma
  1. (theology) An apologetic argument for the divinity of Jesus, claiming that if he was not divine then he must have been either evil or deluded. Wikipedia link: Lewis's trilemma Categories (topical): Theology
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