why does gravity hold us close to the centre of the earth?

Question: why does gravity hold us close to the centre of the earth?
- Keywords:
  earth,
  gravity
Asked by anon-188267 to Paul, Nadine, Alex on 13 Nov 2018.
- Alex Reid answered on 16 Nov 2018:
  
  Hi Brain_Cell this is a really cool question! We are psychologists though, so you might be better popping over to ask the physicists in the Einsteinium Zone. We might not give you the right answer and you deserve a good one!

Question: why does gravity hold us close to the centre of the earth?