Salt b13 — Existential Risk and Causal Linking

This crystal collects adversarial exchanges about whether the framework’s existential risk claims are causally linked or merely correlated.

Status summary: Competitive inhibitor model bridges the causal gap (PRO b25). All extinction pathways converge on commons tragedy (PRO b26). N=1 credibility concern addressed by stochastic inevitability (PRO b27).

Related crystals: Salt b12 — Theorem th8: Bistability and Self-Destruction (th8 provides the theoretical basis for these risk claims).

Con/Pro Pairs in this Crystal

• Con-A.2.1 — RiskyMADorMAP Proves Extinction Risk, Not Jubilee Necessity (Causal Gap)
• Pro-A.2.1 — Response to Con-A.2.1 (Causal Gap: Extinction Risk ≠ Jubilee Necessity)
• Con-A.2.2 — Multiple Extinction Pathways Prove Jubilee Insufficient
• Pro-A.2.2 — Response to Con-A.2.2 (Multiple Pathways: Jubilee Insufficient)
• Con-C.2.3 — Michaelis-Menten Credibility Does Not Transfer to N=1 System
• Pro-D.2.3 — Response to Con-C.2.3 (N=1 Credibility Transfer)