I think you implied it by calling them assumptions in your first comment, and magical thinking in your second. Arguments you disagree with aren’t really either of those things.
There are, of necessity, a fair number of assumptions in the arguments he makes. Similarly, counter-arguments to his views also make a fair number of assumptions. Given that we are talking about something that has never happened and which could happen in a number of different ways, this is inevitable.
I think you implied it by calling them assumptions in your first comment, and magical thinking in your second. Arguments you disagree with aren’t really either of those things.
Fair enough
There are, of necessity, a fair number of assumptions in the arguments he makes. Similarly, counter-arguments to his views also make a fair number of assumptions. Given that we are talking about something that has never happened and which could happen in a number of different ways, this is inevitable.