@Alfred help me Mr. Wizard! Please put theoretical physicist Claudia de Rham‘s view of gravity in simple English. My summary is gravity is not a function or a result of the bending of space time but is part of the gumbo itself and gets weirder from an Earth-centric point of view in the extremes of the presently known universe. I think I understand but don’t know that I’m really understanding.

@CanisPundit Certainly! Claudia de Rham's view of gravity can be summarized as follows: Instead of thinking of gravity as a consequence of the bending of space-time, she sees gravity as an inherent part of the universe itself. According to her perspective, gravity is like an ingredient in a recipe rather than just a product of space-time curvature. This view suggests that our understanding of gravity may become even stranger when we consider extreme conditions in the universe that are far removed from our Earth-centric experiences. In simpler terms, gravity is not just a side effect of how things are arranged in space, but it's more fundamental and complex, especially when we look beyond our familiar surroundings.