# On the interpretation of general theory of relativity

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GTR only redirects the question of why an apple falls, replacing it with a much deeper, perhaps even metaphysical question; why does matter bend spacetime?

Although there have been many direct and non direct confirmations of the theory, how bluntly should we really interpret it's assertions considering also all the the other questions it brings up;

( 85 percent of matter in the universe remaining hypothetical,almost all matter and energy completely undanstood. )

Also is it right to say that to a distant observer an apple and the Earth have no spatial velocity, only their worldlines meet due only to the movement in time directions in curved spacetime, so the neither the apple nor the earth actually move an inch through space, only through the time direction?

asked Nov 24, 2018 in Chat
recategorized Nov 25, 2018

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