> the role of (conservative, patriarchal) religion in public affairs. It also ignores the mountains of bad faith Thank you for summarising exactly what I was t

> the role of (conservative, patriarchal) religion in public affairs. It also ignores the mountains of bad faith Thank you for summarising exactly what I was thinking - the justifications people will give publically are not the same as justifications people discuss in private. This is most obvious in a debate about climate change, where no-one ever says 'I (errorneously) think it will not affect me personally, I don't want to pay for fixing the problem, and I don't care about poor farmers in bangladesh dying'. Instead it will be some more socially acceptable line of argument, about science not being settled, technolgy not being there yet, or whatever. Or in immigration - noone ever says: 'they are bringin in culture I am uncomfotable with', instead they will argue about economy or crime, which is more 'socially acceptable' line of argument.