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    Triangularity is known perfectly because it does not depe... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Moral laws can be known with the same necessity as mathematical principles.

    Triangularity is known perfectly because it does not depend on the existence of triangles outside the mind.

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    This might seem to be a tall order when considering the controversy generated by beliefs about moral rules, yet Locke clearly believes that moral rules can, with the right mental effort, yield indisputable universal laws. Locke offers an example of how this might work, by analyzing the moral proposition Where there is no property, there is no injustice. In order to see the demonstrable certainty of this claim, we have to examine the composite ideas and how those agree or disagree with one anothe

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