Goldilocks Principle

Goldilocks Principle

The Goldilocks Principle states that something must fall within certain margins, as opposed to reaching extremes. It is used, for example, in the Rare Earth hypothesis to state that a planet must neither be too far away from, nor too close to, the sun to support life. Either extreme would result in a planet incapable of supporting life. [ [http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_1_2_1t.htm The Goldilocks Principle: A Model of Atmospheric Gases] ]

The Goldilocks Principle comes from a children's story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in which a little girl found a house owned by three bears. Each bear owned a separate copy of many things, such as food, beds, etc. After testing each of the three, Goldilocks determined that one was always too much in one extreme, one was too much in the opposite extreme, and one was "just right." [ [http://www.dltk-teach.com/rhymes/goldilocks_story.htm Story of Goldilocks] ]

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