#Analogy

Analogy is the art of forcibly linking two wildly different things, flattering the ego through a shallow leap. Pretending to offer deep insight, it actually dissolves the very foundation of logic like a candy in rain. Scholars call it the “bridge of thought,” while sophists boast it as the “trump card of all arguments.” Occasionally, the audience, thoroughly convinced, offers fervent support for evidence too flimsy to even become a specimen.

The analogy of being is the grand linguistic trick of equating God and humans. It is a brave yet absurd attempt to cram the infinite into finite metaphors. In theology and philosophy seminars it sounds lofty, but in reality it’s just abstract showmanship. All that remains after the wordplay is a sharp paradox and a headache. Ultimately the more you explain it, the deeper you descend into a mirror-maze of metaphors.

A metaphor is a masquerade ball of words that cloaks mundane truths in ostentatious ornamentation. By likening one thing to another it amplifies ambiguity and shrouds reality in smoke. Meanwhile the writer legitimizes his lack of imagination as rich expression. A careless metaphor may even burn the bridges of understanding and create a cemetery of dialogue.