Conclusion

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Four Arrows: Walter, I cannot say it has been wholly a pleasure to have written this book with you. I had hoped for more in depth mind-changing on both our parts. On the other hand, I have never co-authored a book with someone as dedicated to excellence on so many levels. I have appreciated your frankness, your integrity, and your humor, as well as your superb writing and editing skills, especially the editing of my sentences and paragraphs. I don’t think I disagreed once, which is unusual for me when working even with professional editors. In spite of the failure to bring one another to “the other side,” I hope that our various arguments will give the reading public, students and colleagues alike, enough contrasting ideas and arguments to come to better informed decisions than might have been made otherwise. Perhaps they will come to understand what you and I have not grasped about one another’s positions as a result of our dialogue. If so, I hope future decisions on our planet will reflect the greatest “truths” from our logic and perspectives, on whichever side they might rest.