no. no. no. no. no.
"we" are doing no such thing.
I shall retire from this segment of the discussion for the purposes of the conservation of my sanity, which CAN be converted to something else
:)
But. but. but. but the GT of Relativity says that the "person" cannot distinguish whether he is accelerating or rather stationary in a gravitational field.
For example, the "classical" case of the person in the elevator that is accelerating upwards. He doesn't know he is accelerating, just that "gravity has increased".
Or, close your eyes and jump off a building. You will be accelerating but have NO sensation of accelerating, just a floating feeling (ingnoring wind noise), till you hit the ground.