It is a fallacy in reasoning to think that change in position does not qualify as an event. I am not asking for root causes. Physics has provided us with an excellent causal mechanism for gravity. A cause does not have to be a root cause. I am afraid this is a strawman of your own making.
Science is a tool designed to illuminate the latter domain.
I am really at a loss to comprehend this stance. I don't think so. When I look at scientific progress over the years, I see mainly a search for material causes. Newton taught us that acceleration is caused by a force. At the time, he could not provide the physical mechanism of force but QM came to the rescue and did just that.