..Most posters are firm disciples of philosopher Schopenhauer's satirical "38 Ways ...
Cyber blog tennis can be a pointless exercise for sure. The parallel threads (nee worlds) of AF447 (pg 40-->) and the US Airways Captain are succinct descriptions of the view I would champion. On this thread however lets take the view that the certainty of safe outcome was never less than 100%.
If I am Schopenhauer's disciple, then it is pure serendipity as I know not of such philosophy.