Text 1: Philosopher Dr. Hannah Stone defends moral realism against evolutionary debunking. "Even if evolution shaped our moral beliefs, this doesn't show they're false," Stone argues. "Evolution might have selected for accurate moral perception, just as it selected for accurate perception of the physical world."
Text 2: Philosopher Dr. James Park presses the disanalogy. "Physical perception evolved because accuracy aids survival," Park contends. "But moral beliefs could be fitness-enhancing without being true—they might just promote cooperation regardless of moral facts."
What does Park suggest distinguishes moral from physical perception in evolutionary terms?
That evolution didn't affect either domain
That accuracy may not be necessary for moral beliefs to enhance fitness
That physical perception is never accurate
That cooperation has no survival value
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. Park argues moral beliefs could help fitness "without being true"—accuracy isn't required. For physical perception, inaccuracy kills you. Different selection pressures, different truth-tracking expectations.
- Evidence: Park: moral beliefs might "promote cooperation regardless of moral facts."
- Reasoning: Physical inaccuracy has immediate consequences; moral doesn't.
- Conclusion: Accuracy may not be necessary for moral fitness enhancement.
Choice A is incorrect because Park accepts evolution shaped beliefs. Choice C is incorrect because Park says physical perception is accurate. Choice D is incorrect because Park cites cooperation's value.