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In historical fact, there is no explicit Trinitarian language in the New Testament,
***Sure there is, you just blithely ignore what has been posted to you, heretic.

and no Christian confessed full-blown trinitarianism for not just decades, but centuries after Christ.
***Revisionist history. As usual, for a heretic. Now you choose to revise history on top of the scriptures themselves, just as other sons of satan have done for centuries. Heretic.

Yes, of course, I agree that trinitarianism is a logical conclusion to be drawn from New Testament texts,
***Then give up your heresy. It’s as simple as Pascal’s wager, in this case applied to heresy where you agree that the opposing conclusion is logical.

and possibly even necessary in response to various theological arguments.
***Then give up your heresy. Simple.

But, it is not the only possible conclusion,
***Sure it is. Either Jesus is God or He isn’t. If He ain’t God Himself, there are billions of christians among those “to be the most pitied”. Jesus was a monotheistic jew, not a pantheist.

and those who believed otherwise (including some of our Founders) should be treated with more respect than they sometimes receive.
***No, they deserve the respect Jesus gave them. He calls them ‘vipers’ and ‘sons of the devil’. If Jesus didn’t treat them with respect, you have no business asking for us to treat them with respect.