Counterpoint: no-one needs to feel any embarrassment. The advancement of human understanding is not a boxing match. The author acknowledges as much in the prea

Counterpoint: no-one needs to feel any embarrassment. The advancement of human understanding is not a boxing match. The author acknowledges as much in the preamble, "my mood lifted during the meeting due to the general excitement and quality of discussions, [...] my tribal reflexes gave way to a cooler and more rational assessment".