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Natural Moral Law - - Coggle Diagram
Natural Moral Law -
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Secondary Precepts
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Examples
Murder
Is wrong, because it goes against the primary precept of preserving human life
Adultery
Is wrong, because it can lead to improperly educated offspring, and goes against Christianity
Theft
Wrong, because it harms others, has poor intent, generally brings about bad
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Using reason
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Whilst an act may seem good in the short-term, you can use reason to come to a conclusion to whether or not it will cause more harm than good in the long term
Example: Adultery may provide short-term pleasures but you can use reason to understand that it can cause more harm (trust issues, poor education of children etc) in the long term and thus should not be done.
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