Gravity <=> Acceleration ///////// pq - qp = x ///////// f(x) = 1/x

      
     Until recently, we held these truths to be self evident:
              Gravity is the product of matter
              Acceleration is the result of changing the velocity or position of matter
              Time is a fourth dimension represented by the constant (t)
              The speed of light through space is a universal constant; +- 297,000 km/second
        
     We have observed:
              That there appears to be a lot more gravity than can be accounted for by visible matter or
              by a lack of equivalence between the centrifugal and centripetal forces in spinning
              galaxies
              That time becomes a variable in gravitational fields and during accelerated
              displacements
              That light can be deflected and slowed by gravitational fields.
              That the universe appears to be expanding at an accelerating rate

     We now suspect:
              That the 'ether' permeating space we have long denied may exist as energy fields far more
              powerful and pervasive than the visible matter we observe using the
              electromagnetic spectrum and high energy particles.
              That Newton, Einstein and Heisenberg may have all missed an essential piece of
              the puzzle

     And have concluded::
              That our investigative efforts to resolve the inconsistency of galactic rotational
              acceleration and an accelerating expansion of the universe should be focused on finding
              a mysterious dark matter and a dark energy.

    But what if the dilemma is not the result of new mysterious forces or of new states of matter but a misinterpretation of our observations due to one or more false assumptions that have become a part of our formulizations. Scientific advances are based on careful observations, carefully thought out theories and many experiments and observations to verify any new understanding, and these efforts build on each other over time. But this wouldn't be the first time long established scientific principles have been tripped up by a new observation nor would it be the first time new observations were proved unreliable.
     We can and should search for the newly implied dark matter and dark energy but we should also be looking for an error in our established formulization of cause and effects at macro scales where {t}, time, and (c), the speed of light, are determinant factors. Treating time as a mental construct added for convenience rather than as a quantitative constant, and by treating the speed of light as a universal variable dependent upon the expanded state of the universe, may create more acceptable perspectives.