To me that’s a small argument not worth stating, because there are already so many accepted mechanisms by which to diffuse causal responsibility, such as in a c

To me that’s a small argument not worth stating, because there are already so many accepted mechanisms by which to diffuse causal responsibility, such as in a corporation. And nobody is going to buy that toxic dumping is morally okay just because it’s causally diffuse, opaque, or cosmic somehow. Very few people think in terms of moral causality. Many people do not assume that people with mental illnesses deserve harsh treatment, as opposed to kindness, even though it is in a sense the cosmos which has done this. People already frame the cosmos as cold and cruel, and people seek to bring a little warmth to that story. The fact that the cosmos did it makes no difference when a greater moral vision is in sight. Another way of restating the cosmic argument is "it's not my fault".