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Old February 1st 10, 03:14 PM posted to sci.astro
Zanthius[_2_]
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Default Is spacetime disappearing at the center of a celestial body withmass?

On Feb 1, 3:54*pm, dlzc wrote:
Yes, the whole idea is bollixed up. *Spacetime is a mathematical
abstraction, and does not disappear down Alice's rabbit hole. *Neither
"falling space" or any of its variants make any sense whatsoever. *If
you want to waste time on another fairy tale, try "LeSage
gravitation".

David A. Smith


Well, if the earth was a spaceship and I am pulled towards the ground,
then the earth must be accelerating upwards for me to feel a a force
of 1G downwards.