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Why does gravity slow down time?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Acceleration Causes Time to Slow Down

If you're near a black hole, then i'm going to be moving slower through time than you. So we should agree that your time is moving more slowly. acceleration causes time to slow down. And definitely, when you 're near a black Hole, you are being accelerated, probably a lot,. Because black holes are very massive. They're pulling you in. Whisighe far from the black hole exactly. It means that you see my time moving more quickly. This is the real difference with velocity time dilation. We both see each other's time moving more Slowly.

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