  Nevertheless, these values are often interpreted and applied differently not only across cultures but also across time within roughly the same cultures. For instance, until recently the dominant view in the United States and Europe has been that homosexuality is a morally impure state but now the dominant view is that gay sex is not inherently morally impure or unacceptable. What accounts for this change? Moreover, the core moral values can conflict, as when loyalty to family or religious authority demands that one not show benevolence toward a despised outsider. What if the toddler to be rescued is from the wrong tribe? Or take the extreme divide separating the politically left and right over issues of freedom and fairness. Though each side espouses the core values listed, they interpret them differently and give them different priorities in cases of moral conflict. It is far from clear how these kinds of moral disputes can ever be resolved.