Occam's Razor and lunar recession

Occam's Razor is a principle that says, all things being equal, the theory with the simplest solution is the best. When it comes to explaining lunar recession, I think my gravity theory is simpler than the generally accepted theory of gravity.

Lunar recession is a matter of fact. The Moon is moving away from the Earth at about 1.5 inches a year. In time, it will break free of its orbit around the planet. Why this is occuring is a matter of theory.

Newton's gravity theory, which says gravity is an attractive force inherent in all matter, explains that the Moon is receding from the Earth because of tidal forces. Basically, the theory states the Moon's gravity pulls the oceans to form a bulge around the Earth. The bulge is rotating slightly ahead of the Moon's orbit and the bulge's gravity is pulling the Moon to accelerate. Simply put, the oceans are pulling the Moon out of orbit.

My gravity theory, which proposes that gravity is felt as matter meets resistance as it moves through space, posits that the Moon is receding because space is getting thinner as the universe expands. With less resistance as it moves through the cosmos, the Earth is losing gravity. Simply put, gravity is getting weaker.

Simplicity, of course, is not determinative. Other factors should be considered.

For example, another factor is that the Earth's mass is 81 times times greater than the Moon's and 125,000 times more than its oceans. And the Earth is getting more massive all the time. It accumulates about 40 million tons of space dust, meteorites and other material every day.

In other words, in Newtonian terms, the Earth's gravity is overwhelmingly larger than its oceans and should be keeping the Moon in its orbit or even pulling the Moon closer rather than pushing it away. Unless, or course, gravity is getting weaker.