For Descartes, what is more perfect . . .
A) cannot come from what is less perfect.
B) can come from what is less perfect.
C) can only be known by something equally perfect.
D) can't be known by something less perfect.

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Descartes' principle of causality asserts that the cause of something must contain at least as much reality as its effect. Therefore, something more perfect cannot originate from something less perfect, as the cause must have at least the same degree of perfection as its effect.

For Descartes, What Is More Perfect