Gravity is only a theory, should we believe in it?

Question

Bella Donna, nice try.

Gravity is only a theory. Not a law

J.P.

I'll get the terms right next time, thanks for the correction

Answer 1

How can people say evolution has never been seen. How about the domestication of dogs. This can be "seen" over the course of a few hundreds of years. Through selective breeding and passing on of genes, animals will adapt and form or further develop characteristics to better suit their environment and life.
God surely didn't create hundreds of species of dogs, and I'm pretty sure they are not all mutations.

Answer 2

There is copious proof that can be utilized for falsifiable exams. Drop some thing. Measure the Moon's and planetary orbits. The easiest resolution to give an explanation for that is an inverse rectangular regulation. Satellites can degree Earth's gravitational anomalies, once more confirming an inverse rectangular regulation. However, it does exhibit non-Newtonian anomalies, such because the precession of Mercury's orbit. It was once best the appearance of General Relativity that introduced a recent appear at gravity, and the observations validate this concept. Newton's regulation remains to be a valuable approximation for non-relativistic eventualities. So, testable proof is the important thing. Good for gravity (Newton & GR), evolution, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and the whole lot else that has long past past the speculation degree. Enough? Need extra? Want me to dig out hyperlinks? Edit: @Cheekote- <> A 'regulation' is only a 'punchline' of a concept. Normally a simplification or a corollary, as the idea is most likely defined largely over many pages. For gravity, Newton's concept includes lengthy derivations, however the resultant quick reduce 'regulation' is: Force F = GMm/r² wherein G is the gravitational steady, M and m are the 2 lots, and r is their distance aside.

Answer 3

There is obviously a big misunderstanding coupled with ignorance. In a lot of instances the term theory has remained for lack of something better to call it. Evolution is not a theory any more it is a fact. We are missing details but not the main framework. We do evolve. A theory is a frame of concepts within which there is high predictability of natural events. Gravity is a fact thanks to both Newton and Einstein. We can predict with mind boggling accuracy from the largest to the smallest gravitational fields down to subatomic levels. Within gravitational theory are embedded hypothesis. These are always under scrutiny and are either proved or disproved. For example: Is there a particle called the Graviton which is responsible for the gravitational force or not? This is not a matter of Belief. Science never asks anybody to believe. Science deals with reality that can be proved, predicted and replicated. Religion is de facto9 incapable of any of these. Science has one more advantage and credo. If the facts do not fit the theory the theory is thrown out. This is how science got in to trouble with religion to start with. Main stream astronomy was for a geocentric universe. This was scientific and religious dogma. But as science kept refining its instruments the facts started jarring the theory. Science gave up the theory and went for a heliocentric universe- latter to be yet again abandoned for a big bang universe. The Church stuck to the old one despite factual evidence. (Galileo was finally forgiven by the Catholic Church in the mid 1990s). The rest is history. You are sitting in front of you PC in the 21st century because these theories are true. They are not a matter of belief

Answer 4

Gravity is a phenomenon described by the Theory of General Relativity (which, ironically enough, we know is fundamentally flawed due to incompatibilities with quantum gravity).

Evolution is a phenomenon described by the Theory of Natural Selection.

Be precise with your terms when you wish to make a point or you run the risk of giving Creationists room to counter the truths that science has hard-won by dilligent effort of thousands of good men and women.

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Sadly, too many people use the term 'theory of evolution'. Evolution is a known process. It is exactly all the details of how the process occur that are not fully known -- Hence evolution is observed, and the way we believe those observations function is summed in the theory of natural selection.

Many, MANY science books fail to properly make this distinction and cause the field of science many problems. In short -- Science has gotten so used to being the powerhouse of knowledge that it has started to grow very lax in how it phrases things.

It's a common mistake that even I participate in far too often.

Answer 5

The evidence for our current Theory (yes its Just a Theory after all people) of Gravity is actually much weaker than the evidence for Evolution.

Go Figure.

Answer 6

Personally I find it amazing that they have changed the definition of theory and hypothesis to become synonymous with law. 20 years ago a theory was an idea needed to be proven by lab studies. A hypothesis was a possible explanation for observed phenomenon. A law was a mathematically proven and reproducible in a lab. Times sure have changed when something unproven can become a law and something measurable can become a theory.

Answer 7

Gravity is not a theory. Gravity is a thing. Explainations FOR gravity are theories.

Gravity is 'whatever it is that makes things fall when you drop them'.

Of course, I don't believe in causality, so my explanation/theory of gravity might be quite different.
Nevertheless, gravity is the name which we have given to a particular phenomenon which we do not understand...and though we do not understand it, we must acknowledge its existence in order to say whether we understand it or not.

-Rob

Answer 8

Ever hear of Einstein. He tested the theory of gravity in his hypothesis and made it a law. How the he// can YOU dismiss one of the greatest minds of all time? Don't EVEN get me started on theory's that are unproven.god for one.
is your *** staying near the earth. yes. when you have the chance to go to outer space go, there is no gravity to hold you to earth. GRAVITATIONAL PULL!! works every time or else your fruityass would have floated off into nothingness by now. read a science book not a bible and educate yourself on the wonders of mother earth

Answer 9

You "believe" in santa claus, the tooth fairy, heaven and hell etc... You study gravity,electromagnetism, radioactivity etc...
And may I suggest that you look at the definition of "theory" used in a science context. In fairy tale and faith context, no need to study anything of course, just believe what you are told.

Answer 10

You should check out the Theory of Intelligent Falling website, I don't have the link, just google it.