Kal thank you for your input. I dont know much about space time but as I understand it it suggests neither pushing or pulling..I see it as the geometric representation of the situation. When one talkes about a bend in space time it is visualised by a bent line on a grid. The grid line is bent toward a Mass formuleas determine the bend or the gravitation I suppose.
My contention is simply that gravity pushes as evidenced by observations as to galaxies "holding" together.. I personally doubt if the pushing effect of dark energy being as powerful as it appears stops short of us.. we think attraction when in point of fact there is no reason to do so..has there been an experiument proving what we see as gravitation is in fact a force of attraction I dont thionk there is..so I think reliance on an observation and the conclusion draw from say Abel 2029 that the "force" pushes is a reasonable one to subscibe to..
I like your even handed approach to give attraction some hope of survival but one must ask at what point "above" us does dark energy give over to attraction..As I have said I doubt that it does..
I think your coment re space time not having a view is indeed correct...I can live with that at least the other side does not get a leg up
alex