(October 12, 2014 at 3:14 am)HopOnPop Wrote: In fact, there would be no real heirarchy in this Earthless model, merely an interdependent system of mutual support between objects. In such an alternative example, his explanation of what is occuring simply stops making sense. With bodies of more equal size and gravity, the whole notion of some "hierarchy" of "support" fades away completely, leaving only a true scenario that is better described as shared mutual cooperation with no need for a over-dominant, dictatorial gravitaitonal presence.
That's my two-cents on the matter, at least. Hope that helps.
Yeah, really nice response, thanks.
I guess if we take your suggestion to remove the earth from the picture and go a step further and remove everything from space and leave only the cup; with the cup being the sole existing thing in the universe, as far as I know, the cup would simply stay put as there would be nothing for it to fall to or from. Would that be correct? If so, then where is the need for everything to be "sustained" by God?
