> If we evolved on Venus then it would be our Eden
I don't think we can just anthropic principle this one away. We couldn't have evolved on Venus. It's valid to ask whether any complex life could.
> Is your model anywhere good enough to be able to get useful outcomes from this process? I would suspect not
Got it, reflexive blanket dismissal comment.
> It's valid to ask whether any complex life could.
That's obviously the point I was making.
> Got it, reflexive blanket dismissal comment.
No, I said my _suspicion_ is that you cannot, and you're being a hypocrite.
> That's obviously the point I was making.
No, it obviously wasn't.
> That's obviously the point I was making
It obviously isn't given you followed up with "if we evolved on Venus."
> I said my _suspicion_ is that you cannot
Which you followed up by dismissing the work for suspecting it did not consider [insert random armchair complication].
> you're being a hypocrite
Nope. I actually read and thought about your comment, initially in good faith.