Gravity 101

So I happened to stumble upon this stupid thing. It is highly stupid for several reasons. Yes, gravity is a theory, but so are many other things. Just because it's too complicated to prove doesn't mean its not true. Hell, evolution is a theory, but that doesn't change the fact that you're related to an ape. So what if gravity and evolution are just theories; they're widely accepted enough to be considered fact. And so what if they turn out to be wrong; the entire learning process is about making mistakes and correcting them. You tard. Other than trial and error, the only other way of learning is being taught, and is your almighty Creator about to share his almighty bluepring anytime soon? No.

Oh yeah, and you failed to capitalize several nouns that should've been capitalized. Like "Earth".

Several other reasons why I don't like this article are:

1. Your page layout is ugly. It looks like the kind of thing I did when I was eight.


2. There's a link to your Wikipedia article. That's like saying "Ooh, I have Wikipedia article and you don't. I am so awsomer than you."


3. It's on a catholic website.


4. Okay, admittedly it probably wasn't you who made the site/page, but eh. You still made numerous references to God and expected it to be a solid argument on the sheer basis that you're catering to the tastes of religious zealots.

And now I will finely dissect your argument against gravity and feed the pieces to my kitty.

1.

First of all, no one has measured gravity for every atom and every star. It is simply a religious belief that it is “universal.” Secondly, school textbooks routinely make false statements. For example, “the moon goes around the earth.” If the theory of gravity were true, it would show that the sun's gravitational force on the moon is much stronger than the earth's gravitational force on the moon, so the moon would go around the sun. Anybody can look up at night and see the obvious gaps in gravity theory.

Tardednesss. And I will tell you why. You see, the lovely tard who wrote this article failed to note that the moon itself has gravity. Because it's closer to the Earth than to the sun, it's gravitational pull on Earth is stronger than its pull on the sun. Thus it is the gravity of Earth and moon COMBINED that keeps the moon orbiting around the earth. Does Mercury or Venus have a moon? I don't think so.

2.

The existence of tides is often taken as a proof of gravity, but this is logically flawed. Because if the moon's “gravity” were responsible for a bulge underneath it, then how can anyone explain a high tide on the opposite side of the earth at the same time? Anyone can observe that there are 2 -- not 1 -- high tides every day. It is far more likely that tides were given us by an Intelligent Creator long ago and they have been with us ever since. In any case, two high tides falsifies gravity.

Again, tardedness. A quick search and/or a bit of logic will quickly tell you that noon tides are caused by the sun. And what's all that about a Creator? Did tides just happen because he said to the oceans, "I bid thee to do so"? Doesn't he need some sort of mechanism to make tides if he really feels like it so much?

3.

There are numerous other flaws. For example, astronomers, who seem to have
a fetish for gravity, tell us that the moon rotates on its axis but at the same
time it always presents the same face to the earth. This is patently
absurd.

Uh, no it's not. If it didn't rotate, it would be showing DIFFERENT sides to the Earth. It just so happens that the time it takes to rotate a full circle is the same as the time it takes to revolve a full circle. And what does this have to do with gravity?

4.

Moreover, if gravity were working on the early earth, then earth would have been bombarded out of existence by falling asteroids, meteors, comets, and other space junk.

Two words: Atmospheric burn. I could've told you when I was eight that space junk get burned into oblivion because of friction.

5.

Furthermore, gravity theory suggests that the planets have been moving in orderly orbits for millions and millions of years, which wholly contradicts the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Let's ignore the second part of that sentence for a moment and think: Gravity only explains the mechanics of orbiting as it is now. In no way does it say that the orbits are orderly, or that they've always been the way they are now.

6.

In fact, it is known that the flux of photons from the sun and the “solar wind” actually tends to push earth away.

... which gravity lovingly counters. It's like tying a doggie to a tree. Pull as he might, the dog can only run in a circle around the tree.

7.

There are numerous alternative theories that should be taught on an equal basis. For example, the observed behavior of the earth revolving around the sun can be perfectly explained if the sun has a net positive charge and the planets have a net negative charge, since opposite charges attract and the force is an inverse-square law, exactly as the increasingly discredited Theory of Gravity.

Oh, okay. So I guess that all objects on this planet has to be positively charged to stay down. So I guess negative things would float. I haven't seen any free floating objects lately, have you? (And no, it's not that everything here is positive. If I have two magnets that stick together, one of them is negative. End.) What a paradoxic argument.

8.

The US Patent Office has never issued a patent for anti-gravity. ... We know there are anti-evolutionists, so why not anti-gravitationalists?

They've never issued a patent for gravity either. And aren't YOU an anti-gravitationalist, ye tard who penned this article?

9.

Even Isaac Newton, said to be the discoverer of gravity, knew there were problems with the theory. He claims to have invented the idea early in his life, but he knew that no mathematician of his day would approve his theory, so he invented a whole new branch of mathematics, called fluxions, just to “prove” his theory. This became calculus, a deeply flawed branch having to do with so-called “infinitesimals” which have never been observed. Then when Einstein invented a new theory of gravity, he, too, used an obscure bit of mathematics called tensors. It seems that every time there is a theory of gravity, it is mixed up with “fringe” mathematics. Newton, by the way, was far from a secular scientist, and the bulk of his writings is actually on theology and Christianity. His dabbling in gravity, alchemy, and calculus was a mere sideline, perhaps an aberration best left forgotten in describing his career and faith in a Creator.

I'm going to completely ignore this paragraph. It is obviously the inane ramblings of a sick mind. Everyone knows that stuff have to be invented before it's used. I'll bet someone said that about multiplication: "But how do you KNOW that five rows of tens will be fifty? You just made that up just so you can count faster."

10.

This is not a theory suitable for children. And even children can see how ridiculous it is to imagine that people in Australia are upside down with respect to us, as gravity theory would have it.

Yes, ridiculous. As ridiculous as fetal nasal plugs. Yet true, as any of those laughing children will tell you. And besides, it's not gravity that's telling you Aussies are upside down; it's the roundness of the Earth. (Which is undisputed fact, btw.) Perhaps you wish to be one of those churchy people who branded Galileo as a heretic?

11.

Gravity totally fails to explain why Saturn has rings and Jupiter does not.

Jupiter DOES have rings. O_O

12.

In fact, what it does “explain” is far out-weighed by what it does not explain.

What YOU explain far out-weighs what you don't explain.

13.

When the planet Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, he relied on “gravitational calculations.” But Tombaugh was a Unitarian, a liberal religious group that supports the Theory of Gravity.

What's your point; he found the (dwarf) planet, didn't he?

14.

It is safe to say that without the Theory of Gravity, there would be no talk about a “Big Bang,” and important limitations in such sports as basketball would be lifted. This would greatly benefit the games and enhance revenue as is proper in a faith-based, free-enterprise society.

I thought we invented democracy to kill off a faith-based society. We tried it out and it didn't work, remember?

15.

The theory of gravity violates common sense in many ways. Adherents have a hard
time explaining, for instance, why airplanes do not fall.

I'll explain why airplanes don't fall: air pressure. The curvature on the top of a plane's wings force the air above to move faster than the air below. And the faster air moves, the less pressure it has. And so, if the difference in pressure between the two air masses is great enough, the plane flies. Gosh, I knew that when I was nine.

16.

It is not even clear why we need a theory of gravity -- there is not a single mention in the Bible, and the patriotic founding fathers never referred to it.

It is not even clear why we need a brain -- there is not a single mention in the Bible, and the patriotic founding fathers never referred to it.

17.

Finally, the mere name “Universal Theory of Gravity” or “Theory of Universal Gravity” (the secularists like to use confusing language) has a distinctly socialist ring to it. The core idea of “to each according to his weight, from each according to his mass” is communist. There is no reason that gravity should apply to the just and the unjust equally, and the saved should have relief from such “universalism.” If we have Universal Gravity now, then Universal health care will be sure to follow. It is this kind of Universalism that saps a nation's moral fiber.

How the hell someone expects to make a convincing argument by tying science with moral fiber...

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If taught in the public schools, by mis-directed “educators,” it has to be balanced with alternative, more attractive theories with genuine gravamen and spiritual gravitas.

Spiritual gravitas? Hey, I thought we banned that from public schools!

I now I shall end with an image ripped from the webpage it self...

3x5=?

Birthday was yesterday. I am now 15.

Yesterday was also the day we chose for the suprise party for Ms Zaphiratos. We pulled it off rather nicely, I think. Everything went well. As part of the setup, Tiff got the office people to call her down for an important phone call, which they then said they lost. As soon as she was gone, we put everything up, and stood and waited. When she walked in, we all yelled "Surprise!"

It was pretty awesome.

Anyway. I'm gonna go work on that new layout for my site. It's purdy, with lots of pictures. I'm trying to figure out imgmap and stuff. I'm getting it.

So yeah. Me is gone.