What is Alice Law's unique take on gravity and relativity?

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Alice Law is a freeware program that provides an alternative explanation of gravity and relativity, available for download at http://www.aliceinphysics.com/. It presents a unique perspective, suggesting that objects attract each other due to their expansion, rather than the conventional understanding that mass bends space-time. This interpretation diverges from established theories of General Relativity, which assert that mass causes the curvature of space-time, guiding objects along the straightest paths. The discussion raises skepticism about the validity of Alice Law's claims, labeling it as potentially misleading and anti-relativity.

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I recently found this random program called "Alice Law". Its a freeware program and you can download it http://www.aliceinphysics.com/" for free or there is also an online version on that site. It is a nice little program that explains in detail (at least to me) about Special and General Relativity. While going through it though, in the section of Principle of Forces under GR, it talks about gravity and why objects gravitate towards other objects. The explanation seems different in this program than what i have heard before. Most people in GR say that mass bends space-time and the object follows the straightest path it can. IN THIS PROGRAM though, it says that objects attract each other because object (which are made of energy) expand. Making an illution that objects "fall" towards each other. What is right here??
 
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It's a crackpot, anti-relativity site. Not worth your time.
 

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