If two supposedly absolute moral rules conflict with each other, then
A) this generates a contradiction, which refutes the claim that both rules are absolute.
B) this generates a contradiction, and one may permissibly break either rule on that occasion.
C) this shows that ethical pluralism is false.
D) this shows that ethical absolutism is false.

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When two absolute moral rules conflict, it creates a contradiction because absolute rules are supposed to apply universally without exception. This contradiction challenges the claim that both rules can be absolute.

If Two Supposedly Absolute Moral Rules Conflict with Each Other