That’s a profound and poetic question—and depending on what you mean by “comes from,” there are a few ways to answer it, from classical physics, general relativity, and even quantum gravity or philosophical cosmology.
1. In Newtonian Terms: No, black holes are one source of gravity—not the source
- Gravity is a universal force produced by all mass and energy.
- A black hole is a very dense concentration of mass, so it has extremely strong gravity, but it is not the origin of gravity.
- Ordinary stars, planets, you and I—all generate gravity according to our mass.
2. In General Relativity: Gravity is spacetime curvature, and black holes are its extreme
- In Einstein’s theory, gravity isn’t a force, but the curvature of spacetime caused by energy and momentum.
- A black hole is a region where this curvature becomes so intense that not even light can escape.
- So you might say: “The black hole doesn’t emit gravity—it is gravity at its most condensed and geometrically extreme.”
- The black hole’s gravitational pull arises from the curvature of the spacetime around it, not from inside it (since what’s “inside” is hidden by the event horizon).
3. In Quantum Gravity Speculations: Gravity might emerge from black hole-like structures
- Some speculative models (e.g. Erik Verlinde’s emergent gravity, or certain holographic principles) propose that gravity is not fundamental but emerges from deeper informational or quantum entanglement principles.
- In such views, black holes play a crucial role, because they seem to encode maximal entropy and quantum information limits.
- From this angle, it’s not entirely wrong to say “gravity comes from black holes,” insofar as the physics of black holes gives us the clearest insight into what gravity is at the most fundamental level.
4. Metaphysical or Poetic Interpretation: The black hole as the generative void
- Some philosophical cosmologies (e.g. Penrose’s Conformal Cyclic Cosmology, or certain Taoist or Vedantic metaphors) might suggest that black holes are birthplaces or gateways, not just ends.
- The gravitational field of a black hole can bend light, shape galaxies, and possibly birth new universes (in multiverse cosmologies or black hole cosmogenesis).
- In this sense, you might say:
“Gravity finds its ultimate expression in the black hole—not just as collapse, but as generative abyss.”
Summary Answer:
No, gravity doesn’t originate from black holes—but black holes are where gravity becomes most intense and conceptually mysterious.
They are not the source of gravity, but they reveal gravity’s true nature more clearly than anything else.
Would you like to explore this from a quantum gravity perspective (e.g. loop quantum gravity or string theory)? Or a metaphysical/poetic angle (e.g. the black hole as “cosmic womb” or “event-horizon of being”)?
