Gravity always acts as a pair of forces, not as one single force. The strength of

the forces depends on both masses, not just one of them.

The forces of gravity attract the diver toward the earth and the earth toward the

diver. The forces are equal in both directions. If the diver weighs 150 pounds on

earth, then the earth weighs 150 pounds on the diver.

The diver accelerates toward the center of the earth with an acceleration equal

to (weight)/(diver's mass), and the earth accelerates toward the diver with an

acceleration equal to (weight)/(earth's mass).

Has that helped, or just confused the issue further ?

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Ex nihilo stories involve a creator bringing the world into existence out of nothing, such as through spoken word or thought. Earth diver stories feature a being diving into the primal waters to retrieve material to form the world. Both types of creation stories explore the origins and order of the universe in different cultural contexts.

The diver and the Earth actually pull on each other with the same force. But with Force = mass x acceleration, rearrange that to: Acceleration = Force / mass. With such a large mass, the Earth is accelerated by a miniscule amount. Compared to the acceleration of the diver, it is not noticed.

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