If the consequences are the same it is always better to assume the mor…

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If the consequences are the same it is always better to assume the more limited antecedent, since in things of nature the limited, as being better, is sure to be found, wherever possible, rather than the unlimited. ✨ Aristotle (1960). Aristotle, the Physics
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If the consequences are the same it is always better to assume the more limited antecedent, since in things of nature the limited, as being better, is sure to be found, wherever possible, rather than the unlimited. ✨ Aristotle (1960). Aristotle, the Physics

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