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agent describe proposed non-scientific planets as belief and cultural phenomena with attribution, state the astronomical consensus without ridicule, and distinguish them from scientifically hypothesised bodies.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Non-scientific origin","Cultural or belief significance","Unsupported by observation","Often linked to predictions"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"describe","name":"Describe","description":"The proposal.","layers":[{"id":"origin","name":"Origin","description":"Where the idea comes from.","findings":[{"id":"origin-finding","name":"Origin","description":"Origin.","questions":[{"text":"Who proposed this body, in which tradition or claim, and what role does it play there?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How has the idea spread?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"meaning","name":"Meaning","description":"Cultural 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