finite.
             Since Spinoza has proved that there is a unique, infinite substance that exists, he now goes on to prove that the substance is God, only one of which exists. He must first include some propositions, which will be used later to help prove this point. He begins by proving that the more real something is, the more attributes it has (proposition 9). He feels that this proposition is evident in the definition of an attribute: "that which the intellect perceives of substance as constituting its existence" (Cahn p.416). The more reality that is associated with the essence of a substance the more attributes it has because an attribute is what the intellect perceives the essence of the substance to be. The substance itself must conceive each of these attributes (proposition 10). According to definition 3, conceiving a substance does not require the conception of something else with which to form the substance. Also, conceiving something is based on its essence. Therefore, attributes used to con
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