[lit-ideas] Re: Religion & Public Reason
- From: Eric <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:38:11 -0400
On 8/7/2010 9:00 PM, Phil Enns wrote:
A person walking around in the costume of Zorro may be a threat to
public safety if there is a sword, but what is the threat posed by a
piece of cloth?
To follow your non-serious strategy, it depends. A piece of cloth can be
used to conceal a bomb. A piece of cloth can be used as the fuse for a
bomb. A piece of cloth can be used as a handkerchief. A piece of cloth
can be used to wrap a holy relic like a Saint's metatarsal or a secular
relic like Descartes' skull. A piece of cloth can be sewn to other
pieces to make a coat of many colors. It depends.
One side of the issue poses multiculturalism against core liberal
Enlightenment values, particularly equality. The other side of the issue
is clearly one of public safety.
The first topic asks us to consider: when do core liberal values trump
multiculturalism? The second topic: when do threats to public safety
trump freedom of expression?
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