It's always interesting to see how different people read the same text. The sentences I focussed on were:
> "There's not much point in debating it. If you have a good idea in almost any field, they're going to consider it."
And I read them as basically saying (a) if you're working on something cool that's not on this list, don't let that prevent you from applying as it's likely not a list of criteria; and (b) while it might be a jumping off point for conversation, it's likely missing the intent if you spend much time criticizing what's omitted and included.
> "There's not much point in debating it. If you have a good idea in almost any field, they're going to consider it."
And I read them as basically saying (a) if you're working on something cool that's not on this list, don't let that prevent you from applying as it's likely not a list of criteria; and (b) while it might be a jumping off point for conversation, it's likely missing the intent if you spend much time criticizing what's omitted and included.