Page 50 - The Glory in the Heavens
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If the gravitational force of our Earth were less, Earth and
everything on it, including us, would fly off into the depths of
space.
experience as weight, holds us on Earth and provides
us with the ability to walk and run with ease without
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floating off into space.
Assume that there is a ball in your hand. What
happens when you withdraw your hand? The ball
drops, doesn't it? That is because gravity attracts it to
the ground. However, if you left this ball far out in
remote outer space, the ball would not fall down since
there is less gravitation there. Therefore, the existence of
the higher force of gravity on Earth is essential for us.
There is another very important detail about
gravitation: Gravitation should be neither more nor
less than its current force. If it were less, you would be
walking up in the air and not be able to touch the
