The fallacies of gravity…

Posted by HolyKGBAssassin on Tuesday, August 01, 2006 at 08:16 PM. Read 1235 times. Tags: , ,
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You read it right folks! Apparently gravity has some things wrong with it. When surfing the internet I came upon this wonderful gem: http://www.christianforums.com/t3070857-the-fallacies-of-gravity.html

Of note was this: number 3. on earth we see things that defy “gravity” on a daily basis. birds and airplanes for example. are you going to tell me that the gravity of the sun is strong enough to keep PLUTo in orbit but not an airplane or a little bird??????

It amazes me that some people can even think like this...or that they dont think at all. They even mess up a simple scientific fact like gravity. My sister understood gravity when she was 7 and its not like you dont learn this stuff in school. What could be going through these peoples heads to make them see gravity as a false concept? All this adds up to a new level of stupid. Thankefully there seem to be people on there who know what they are talking about. They gave Newtons formula and many other objects of proof that apply to gravity.

However what is also bothersome is that this goes on for 27 pages, 27 PAGES! How long should it take for a regular, clear thinking person to understand gravity? A few seconds as they can test it and see the results. Well it looks as though some people need 27 pages to get educated and to still not accept the fact of gravity. Its interesting to note that this same person or persons are the same ones (in some cases) who believe in god/Jesus and a savior just for them!

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LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 08/08/2006 at 08:48 PM

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Elwed: ... if you want to appreciate the spin, read up on classical mechanics and special relativity.

Mate, I looked Special relativity and Postulates of special relativity and General relativity and Classical mechanics.
What I understand is that “gravitation is not due to a force but rather is a manifestation of curved space and time, this curvature being produced by the mass-energy and momentum content of the spacetime”.
But so what - The word ‘gravity’ has a concept similar to magnetism about it.
So, some really intelligent bastards found out a bit more about it - do you really think we have all the correct answers, yet?
If Barb’d said ‘the theory of GRAVITY WAS DISPROVEN BEFORE WORLD WAR II!’ I probably woulda thought: Yeah well. So what.
But Barb just said: GRAVITY WAS DISPROVEN BEFORE WORLD WAR II!
I don’t float about therefore, Gravity exists. The theory of What, How, When & Why it exists in the way it does is irrelevant ... to me and I guess most of the population.
If anyone’s the tease, it’s Barb. smile
I gotta go. Hit me Elwed. LOL

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GeekMom United States Posted on 08/08/2006 at 11:50 PM

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I gotta go. Hit me Elwed.

LJ, my dear, I think you’ve had more than enough hits already. wink

Les United States Posted on 08/09/2006 at 03:05 PM

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Truth of the matter is that while it is true that the original theory of gravity has long since been modified beyond all recognition, the calculations Newton came up with for figuring out how stuff is affected by it work just as well today as they did back when he first proposed them.

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LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 08/09/2006 at 05:35 PM

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GM: LJ, my dear, I think you’ve had more than enough hits already.

Okay. I’ll give up whilst I’m behind. LOL
Les, thanks for that easy to understand explanation. smile

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Sadie Jane United States Posted on 08/09/2006 at 05:49 PM

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LJ: Okay. I’ll give up whilst I’m behind. 

I think Geekmom and Elwed are married. Correct me if I’m wrong. smile

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LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 08/09/2006 at 07:46 PM

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S-Sadie: I think Geekmom and Elwed are married. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Thanks for the confirmation Sadie.
I thought there was some info like that in the recesses of my foggy brain.  smile

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XMAN United States Posted on 04/16/2007 at 01:53 PM

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What I can’t believe is how many people seem to buy that this is real.  I’ll bet dollars to cents some pagan posted this on the Christian forum, then started linking to it on various other forums and such to spread his little joke around the internet.  “scientifists”, asking how evolutionists explain gravity,---it’s all to cute. I mean, CoooooMME ON!  Its just someone trying to be witty (and succeeding); making anti-gravity arguements to show how equally absurd anti-evolution arguements are supposed to be.  And it is pretty funny.  But the really funny thing about it is all these “smart” people who take it is a genuine post from a naive fundamentalist.

Julian India Posted on 04/16/2007 at 03:29 PM

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You may be right but creationist are so loony that it’s impossible to always differentiate between a creationist’s serious belief and a parody. Consider this gem from the arch-moron himself : http://www.kent-hovind.com/professor.htm

That’s about as idiotic as the gravity thing but Hovind is being dead serious.

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LuckyJohn19 Australia Posted on 04/16/2007 at 11:57 PM

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Julian, thanks for the link to Kent and Eric’s very amusing conversations; beautifully crafted satire.
In my mind’s ear they both had computer voices like you’d imagine in a KPG or LH story.

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