I agree with Rawls such respect requires (in the public sphere at least) not showing up the claims of religion as damaging, and not adopting a public conception of truth and objectivity according to which such claims are false.Ophelia Benson doesn't agree, such a position necessarily involves "surrender to the theocrats, who have no truck with 'delicate regard' for other people's religious much less non-religious doctrines".
She's right, of course. Attempting to accommodate myriad superstitions in the public space involves abandoning rational concepts like truth and objectivity in favor of the wilful acceptance of ignorance and religious bigotry.
"Global Civility"? No, thank you.
