... analogous - it used something we know about in order to talk about something we know nothing about by comparing the two. Univocal words mean in the same in all circumstances, whereas equivocal words can mean different things in different circumstances. Proportion is when we multiply familiar concepts, i.e. 'power' by an infinite amount and apply them to God, while attribution s when we see our attributes, such as goodness, in God. However, God is entirely different from any other human concept - how can there possibly be a comparison? We can say 'God is good' but we can also say 'a dog is good'. In order for the model of 'good' to be applied to God, the qualifier of 'infinitely' must also be applied. Wittengenstein compared language to a game that we play. There are many different games, each of which has a different set of rules. It does not ...

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