On the other hand, the knowledge of the scandal and experience of the reaction of his scientist friends confirmed Darwin's reluctance to publish his own ideas until he had well researched answers to all possible objections (though, in the end, Darwin had to publish earlier than he had wanted to anyway).
Por outra parte, o coñecemento do escándalo e a experiencia da reacción dos seus amigos científicos confirmaron a reticencia de Darwin a publicar as súas propias ideas ata que tivera respostas ben elaboradas a todas as posibles obxeccións (aínda que, ao final, Darwin tivo que publicar o libro antes do que el quería).