Basically the article agrees with simple deductive logic. One only has to understand how huge intersteller distances are and it should be obvious that panspermia is virtually impossible, transfer of precursors of life excepted since they are nearly as robust as the chemical elements themselves. Yep, we evolved here, and we will die here. This brings up philosophical questions about the role of life in the universe. A universe that is capable of supporting life, and supporting its evolution, should associate a function of some sort. These are questions that keep me awake at night, odd as that is.