On Monday, February 1, 2016 at 9:29:37 PM UTC, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 12:08:59 -0800 (PST), Quadibloc
wrote:

The claim that there is such a thing as a "gravitational wave" can be tested by
observation.

Thus, for example, the fact that the period of pulsars changes slowly means
that two orbiting masses, since as they occupy different areas in space, they
pull in different directions, are actually sending out energy in the form of
gravitational waves - and thus losing energy.

While that is very strong evidence for gravitational radiation, it is,
of course, only evidence. Most physicists believe that we are only a
year or two away from more direct observations of gravitational waves
by LIGO type instruments. That too, will be evidence, not proof,
meaning those who choose to deny reality will continue to deny (proof,
of course, being an impossible standard).

Not so.

I often use the proof of the Earth's orbital motion around the Sun along with the orbital motion of the other planets.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap011220.html

The proof ,at least for the external planets, is that the faster moving Earth causes the slower moving outer planets to fall behind in view as our planets overtakes them.

The proof offered by physicists (mathematicians) for the same observation is no proof at all -

"For to the earth planetary motions appear sometimes direct, sometimes
stationary, nay, and sometimes retrograde. But from the sun they are
always seen direct,..." Newton

For all the chatter about 'gravitation', none of you understand your own system and how it was put together.Impostors can always get away with the take-my-word-for-it scam but that doesn't work in this forum.

You have a dependency going on with the other guy so you can safely retreat to the mediocrity of social/political opinions.