Perhaps our Canadian friend couldn't stand all the factual
data and gave up trying to throw philosophy at us in hopes
that we'd give up reality in favor of sophistry.

OK - a legitimate question.

I pick up a beach ball, and hold it out away from my chest. I then turn around 360 degrees.

Did the beach ball just "rotate" ... on its "own" axis???


Nothing in your example is operating in free space. There is no actual "axis" to talk about in your example.


Uhhmm, how is "TIDAL LOCK" any different than a "zetard" holding a beach ball?


In tidal locking, both bodies are in free space and free to rotate on their own...there is no "string" or physical structure between them...only an attractive force. Weak tidal forces gradually adjust the speed of rotation of the smaller body to match the orbital period.


YIIIIKKES!

You are confusing classical mechanics with relativity insights. I will try to blend the two to show you what EACH gives us as insights.

All is relative; relative to a fixed point (counting one or the other as fixed) then
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