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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it
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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:12:12 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 19 May 2025 16:51:22 -0000 (UTC), Marion wrote:

> On Mon, 19 May 2025 07:57:02 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote :
> 
>>> Perhaps the only thing we can truly know is that we know nothing...
>> 
>> Speak for yourself.
> 
> Do you believe gravity is a force?

“Gravity” and “force” are just scientific terms that only derive meaning 
from their use together in a coherent physical theory.

“Gravity” is just an old term for “heaviness”. As in:

Q: What makes things fall down?
A: Heaviness.

You see how that doesn’t really explain things on its own?