Australian Politics

It is actually true and it's kind of sad that you need to pretend it isn't in order to avoid the point. You may want to revisit the physics taught to 12-year-olds if you don't think gravity explains objects falling.

If I were to be generous, I could say that what you should say is that while gravity is one explanation, you're looking for something more proximal and contextualized rather than fundamental. But then you might risk having to acknowledge the rest of what I said, which squarely criticizes that (and that you ignored).

I would say that yes you're trying to be pedantic, but it's really just a cover for being avoidant and failing to communicate. People that are informed don't have that insecurity.