In the past, the moon would have been closer to the earth, and so its gravitationnal pull on the water would have been greater, meaning there would have been greater friction between the earth and the ocean, meaning that, given the same earth then as now, the moon would have actually receded faster in the past.
Really? When I increase the pull upward on something resting on my floor, it LESSENS the friction that has to be overcome to move it and keep it moving. Please show that this worked in the opposite manner in the past.
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