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True enough. There are special conditions under which classical gravity theory breaks down, but this is not one of them. There are also special conditions when 2+2 equals something other than 4, and no one can prove that consciousness exists at all! I'm just waiting for better evidence than a snapsh...

Cloudbait Wrote : But in fact, both remain theories, unproven and unprovable, and no amount of additional evidence in their support can change that. That works fine for me as a definition of a closed mind. What color is the sky on the planet this post is on? Nobody from my planet has reached a star...

I agree that six centurys ago, a flat earth was the simplest explanation that fit the known observed data. Even Tyco Brahe was stumped. Copernicus, Newton, and Galileo, however, merely developed better observations and data, which then required an even simpler explanation. It only appears more compl...

As a professional photographer for 25 years, who began as an amateur astronomer, the only bug I can detect is the one up the arse of all the posters on this topic! Firstly, the added line indicating the shadow path, obliterates the most important evidence. The shadow disappears against the lighter p...