I0. Vetting the gathered explanations

    : note : Reaching the conclusion in 2 (maybe 3) stages: (unsure, raw from notepad 2026-5-11)
       0. (maybe) Surprise is not mitigated by consideration of observer selection effects {OS},
          as it is for the cosmos’s support of basic life in geogenic time.
       1. The base fine-tuning is for intelligent life {noons|cogitants} in cosmic {cosmogenic} time,
          that for basic life’s origin in geogenic time is derivative of the base.
       2. The explanation is not multiverse {ME}, but might be design.

        P: Hardly could we living noons|cogitants be here absent the cosmic speed limit on causation.
        Q: Easily could we living noons|cogitants be here absent the cosmic speed limit on causation.

    if( P ) then
        - design might suffice (to explain the safehold)
        - known rivals (OS, ME) might suffice
    else if( Q ) then
        - design might suffice
        † known rivals (OS, ME) would not suffice
    else
        - unsure, maybe a toss up
    feasiblity!! what are my prospects for refuting P?  what for asserting Q?