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A theory is a funny thing

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

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Me: We have Goldilocks with us, today. Her name is being used to describe what earth scientists call the “Goldilocks zone.” This is the area near a hot light source that it is not too close (too hot) and not too far away (too cold) from a nearby land surface for liquid water to exist there. It means the distance is just right for life.

However, without this just-right zone, the theories about the universe in which we exist would be very different. Let’s talk to Goldilocks about it. Hello and welcome!

Goldilocks: Great to be with you today! Okay. Could we start with Heliocentric theory? It seems this theory[1] is predominant in the conversations about planets moving around a star in elliptical pathways. Our star,

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I am writing this because

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

I am writing this because

It’s winter again. I am writing this because:

I am writing this because

when I went into the kitchen, I thought I saw you drinking a glass of water by the sink.

We were told that silver is hard, and gold is soft. So, what is nickel? It is as hard as silver and as good as gold. No?

We have a chance to win a lottery, but

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What we think we heard

by Lawrence J. J. Leonard

What we think

What we think, we hear in our heads,
from waking in our beds
to returning to the homesteads

are mean words. They are photographed
and scrutinized for craft,
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