FWIW, I meant something less like “Pretend it doesn’t matter to you personally, please don’t feel emotional responses” and more like “There’s zero intention of attacking something precious here, I hope you can feel that and can engage in a way that’s not attack-and-defend; let’s honor all the precious things together in our pursuit of truth.”
FWIW, I meant something less like “Pretend it doesn’t matter to you personally, please don’t feel emotional responses” and more like “There’s zero intention of attacking something precious here, I hope you can feel that and can engage in a way that’s not attack-and-defend; let’s honor all the precious things together in our pursuit of truth.”