I haven't heard the phrase "curb stomp" used in science before. That type of emotional language would seem to me to indicate a wish to defend a certain position

I haven't heard the phrase "curb stomp" used in science before. That type of emotional language would seem to me to indicate a wish to defend a certain position, rather than evaluate evidence independently and accept an answer of "we don't know with certainty yet" if things seem inconclusive.