Lewis, Take heart and wisdom from this experience of being caught up in public events. Being used, and abused, by institutions for their impersonal, otherwordly, purposes. Public disputes are like that, when your personal advocacies are distorted, twisted back in unexpected forms in assault on your seemingly impregnable position. Well done for this foray. But be prepared for shrewd opposition again as you continue behaving responsibly to challenge the day's short-sighted conventional wisdom. I think you shouldn't worry about thesis advisors, the thoughtful ones will understand your action and its underlying principles. They may be less daring and more cautious than you -- such is the burden of maturity -- but I suspect they will admire your audacity, and remember when they did the same in younger days when public disputes seemed more alluring and tractable -- as I do. Thanks much. John