It is a parody, but it points out that we have 2 fundamentally different views of how the universe works.Intelligent Falling theory? That's no different from Gravity except that some GAWD, or intelligent force, is doing the job. What kind of nonsense is that?
1) Someone/something is guiding everything on purpose.
2) Stuff happens in a systematic way which we may describe using physics.
I find #1 superfluous, & #2 useful.
All the issues you raise in the OP comport with physics.
Any perceived conflict can be resolved by learning the physics involved.
Sometimes the rate of acceleration of mechanical systems exceeds acceleration of gravity. I recall when working on railroad braking systems, our components were subject to a 90G environment. Boy, that is hard on stuff!
This is not the "Law of Gravity". If you take the integral of the force of gravity on the rocket from the surface of the Earth to infinity, you'll find that it's a finite amount. If your rocket has more energy in its fuel than that, then it can reach escape velocity.
Even in outer space you're subject to gravity. You just don't feel the effect because there is no resistance to your being pulled in whatever direction nearby matter is pulling you.
Flying depends upon aerodynamic forces being greater than gravitational forces.
The bees who keep stinging me while groundskeeping have studied & learned to exploit this phenomenon to great effect.
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