Spooky Black Holes and Gravitomagnetism

Wide spread misconceptions about the reality of space curvature in General Relativity (GR) and their relevance in connection to the existence of black holes are revisited. The mean life of proposed black holes is estimated and their practical non existence is emphasized. The repulsive effect of gravitational self energy is underlined. The relevance of gravitomagnetism to account for alleged black hole effects is stressed.