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To: Mr. K
"Gravity is explained in Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity."

Again, a theorem. Not proven.

It is not really a ‘force’ at all- it is a warping of the fabric space/time."

Again math calculation theorem. How does the void of space, minus asteroids/meteors and random atoms running about from gases and particles forming cosmic bodies have a fabric? A void is a void. Shall I give you that definition?

"A bowling ball dropped onto a rubber sheet is a great 2-dimensional analogy. It makes an indentation in the sheet, and if you roll a smaller ball near it, then it will curve along the indented fabric."

Heard it a thousand times in other analogies like drawing a straight line on a paper and then bending it into itself when the line connects. Theory.

"It always concerns me when I hear them trying to create a formula that combines all the ‘forces’ and they include gravity. Gravity is an apparent force, not a real force. The same way that physicists use the ‘normal force’ to explain the table holding an object up off the floor when gravity is pulling it down. The ‘normal force’ supplied upwards from the table equals the ‘gravitational force’ pushing it downwards, which is why it stands still in equlibrium.

That's contradictory to what I read years back that sub-atomic particles are actually energy not mass as we used to understand. So, unless that theorem has been proven false, what is the energy that the table is using to keep the energy of the object falling towards the "fabric" of gravity?

Now... what is this ‘fabric’... that is the big question."

And you just repeated my initial question about gravity, or what you call an "apparent force". You say above Einstein explained gravity, so why is that a question to you?

Since you don't consider gravity a "normal force", what do you consider the "normal forces" of our known Universe? Serious question. Of course it comes down to your definition of what "force" is, as in what is is? Haha.

Are you a mathematician and/or physicist or a hobbyist?

BTW, you never address my question about the singularity (the basketball) appearance out of nowhere. You can't because it is beyond our math, logic, reasoning, and comprehension of what we call the Universe.

70 posted on 08/16/2018 10:59:26 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (I'm not Islamophobic - I'm Islamonauseous. Plus LGBTQxyz nauseous.)
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To: A Navy Vet
I collect old theorems, when I find them. That makes me a hobbyist, I guess. :)


71 posted on 08/16/2018 11:03:18 AM PDT by Daffynition (Rudy: What are you up to today? :))
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To: A Navy Vet

A Theorem is NEVER able be ‘proven correct’, and that is by definition of a what a theorem is.

Because no matter how many times it works, all it takes is one case to prove it incorrect.

So, Einstein’s theory of relativity is withstanding all testing so far. And so far there has been not one instance where it is proven to be incorrect.


75 posted on 08/16/2018 12:31:21 PM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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