There is no point in arguing that the Carter hypothesis is wrong, unless you are bringing in additional information that bears on whether we are more or less likely to face extinction than purely random chance with no information at all. The only criticism of the Carter thinking that makes any sense, to me anyway, is the criticism that it draws on so little information that its conclusions are meaningless. It's like betting a poker hand before anyone else has bet, and you haven't looked at your cards.
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