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    Challenges→The Darwinian explanation of core moral beliefs is superior to the commonsense view that we hold core moral beliefs because their truth is obvious.

    The mechanism of natural selection is well-understood and can be applied to altruistic tendencies.

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    Some debunkers argue that the Darwinian explanation of core moral beliefs is in direct competition with the commonsense view that these core beliefs are true and that we believe them because their truth is obvious. They argue, however, that the Darwinian explanation of our core moral beliefs is superior, since it is more parsimonious, clearer, and better supported by the evidence (Ruse 1986; Joyce 2006; Street 2006: Kahane 2011). The Darwinian explanation is better, first of all, because it does

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