[somebehemoth]

Cool. Perhaps you should have criticized the paper and requested feedback instead of defending someone who did not read the paper!

[rpdillon]

I did both! I'm not concerned with defending anyone, I'm interested in truth. His criticism was sound, and your comments contribute even less to the discussion than his. Very disappointing.

[somebehemoth]

> Is he incorrect that the paper is speculating about future events? I don't think it's completely uninformed either.

Most people would say this is a defense of the person, or at least a defense of the person's choice to not read the full paper. It is no fun to debate with intellectual dishonesty.