Cultural relativists rejected social Darwinism because, unlike social Darwinists, they believed that:
A. there are significant differences between Western and non-Western cultures.
B. the fact that a culture believes something is morally right does not imply that it is morally right.
C. Darwin's theory of evolution does not imply that primitive cultures are less morally evolved.
D. Darwin's theory of evolution is false.
Answer: C
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