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An ethics professor at Cambridge talks about teaching ethics in 2025 (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

They conflict. The first one is a form of moral relativism (that how you should act morally depends on your culture/upbringing).

The second one is a form of moral absolutism (that there is a specific morality you should live by)

Basically someone saying there's no right answer while also saying they have the only right answer and everyone who disagrees with it is bad.