I think the "logarithmically" makes the claim a bit disingenuous. The implication of 3.7x is to say "similar sized", which sends a message of "we were almost i

I think the "logarithmically" makes the claim a bit disingenuous. The implication of 3.7x is to say "similar sized", which sends a message of "we were almost in trouble here". Really, in linear space (the space most people think in most of the time), the extinction event object mentioned in your link is at least 2500x larger than the object being discussed.