Statement 1

 Between every two particles in the universe there is a force of gravitational attraction which is proportional to the product of the masses of the two particles and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Page 111*

 In other words, the amount of gravity in any system is directly proportional to the size of the mass. If one increases the mass of an object, then the gravity must also increase.

 Do you agree with this statement? Yes/No

 Statement 2

 According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, the mass energy equivalence is expressed by E=mc². Page 633*

 Do you agree with this statement? Yes/No

 If you answer Yes to both questions you are not logically consistent. If you say that gravity always increases when mass increases, then to be logically correct, you must agree that when energy is added to a system and the system’s mass increases, then the gravity of that system must increase also. The logically consistent equation would be E=gmc² which shows that mass and gravity are two aspects of the same thing and therefore must be considered together if you want to talk about an object in its entirety.

 Essence of logical argument:

 If gravity always increases when mass increases,

and energy causes mass to increase,

then energy must cause gravity to increase also.

* Elements of Physics

Alpheus W. Smith and John N. Cooper

Copyright 1957, 1964, 1972 by McGraw-Hill, Inc.

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