Has General relativity been proven wrong ?

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I'd like to know whether the concept of space-time still exists today

My physics teacher doesn't like to believe gravity in relation to space-time
 
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jamesfirst said:
My physics teacher doesn't like to believe gravity in relation to space-time

Is he/she a theoretical physicist working on quantum gravity, or a high school teacher still suckling on Newton's teat?
 
jamesfirst said:
I'd like to know whether the concept of space-time still exists today

Yes, and the concept permeates modern Physics.

My physics teacher doesn't like to believe gravity in relation to space-time

Unfortunately, it sounds like your teacher is not very knowledgeable.
 
jamesfirst said:
My physics teacher doesn't like to believe gravity in relation to space-time
What do you mean by this?
Does not believe that gravity is a distortion of spacetime?
Does not believe that gravity is a force distinct from spacetime?

Both those could be implied by your statement, yet one is true and one is false. Either your teacher knows what he's talking about and is telling you so, or possibly he does not know what he's talking about and is telling you so.

The net effect is that I do not know what you teacher is talking about, and am telling you so.