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Originally Posted by MarchHare
IIRC Einstein's theory of general relativity showed that massive objects distort the shape of space-time creating a gravity well, causing objects to "fall" into the well. Objects with larger mass create a deeper well.
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The theory of gravity is not well understood at the moment. Attractive forces between objects with mass have been theorized and equations have been developed to show this, but as said before, its the mechanics behind gravity that is unknown. Theories like string theory, and the new E8 theory can potentially explain gravity, but they aren't widely accepted and don't have conclusive evidence to support them at the moment. The problem with visualizing gravity as objects sinking into time to cause gravity 'dimples' is it would require some sort of force for mass to sink into time, putting us back at square 1.