OT. Where they really on the moon? - Page 2

Suicide Junkie · #11 March 5th, 2003, 04:36 PM

Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Spending a lot of money and attention, you say?
Got this from seeing lots of websites?
Maybe if they formed an "anti-moon hoax" committee and put ads on TV or in papers

Just shooting holes in crackpot theories can be fun, and if you post it on the web maybe you can get your 15 minutes of fame...

Aloofi · #12 March 5th, 2003, 04:44 PM

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Spending a lot of money and attention, you say?
Got this from seeing lots of websites?
Maybe if they formed an "anti-moon hoax" committee and put ads on TV or in papers

Just shooting holes in crackpot theories can be fun, and if you post it on the web maybe you can get your 15 minutes of fame...

Oh no, my dear, these were NASA people, as in NASA payroll, as in Taxpayer money.

[ March 05, 2003, 14:45: Message edited by: Aloofi ]

geoschmo · #13 March 5th, 2003, 04:45 PM

If people don't expend a little effort showing the falacies of the conspiracy theorists then you start hearing stuff like, "See, it must be true cause they don't even try to deny it."

Geoschmo

Aloofi · #14 March 5th, 2003, 05:05 PM

Wow!
Now I know there is a conspiracy!
I've been clicking around in sites with names that suggest that they defend the Moon Hoax theory and it turns out that they are trying to convince me that the people behind the theory are evil and are doing this to get my money and are not qualified to "discredit" NASA's work!!!

Now I want to know how deep the rabbit hole goes!

Thanks Minipol for bringing this up.
I'm so happy that I live in the age of the internet and freedom......

Why would I believe in NASA?

Because they are the goverment?
Because everybody believe them?
Because I want to remain safely believing a lie?
Because I don't want to face the fact that NASA may have lie?
Because I don't want to be called crazy or stupid?
Because I don't want to disagree with the herd?

Hell no!
I want the truth!
Doesn't matter how much it hurts my dreams of reaching for the stars and offworld colonies.

Aloofi · #15 March 5th, 2003, 05:31 PM

After searching through a ton of site with names like "Moon hoax", "Did we really land on the Moon?" and "The Great Moon Hoax" that were nothing more that counter-sites trying to silence the Moon Hoax theory, I finaly founded a real "Moon Hoax" site.

A funny thing happened on the way to the Moon

geoschmo · #16 March 5th, 2003, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by Aloofi:
Why would I believe in NASA?

Because the incentive to lie in this case is not nearly as great as the embarasment if they lie and are found out.

Because the effort required to pull off a conspiracy of this magnitude would be easier and less expensive then actually going to the moon.

Because Nasa is run by scientists and engineers. Scientists and engineers can cetainly be wrong and like all humans they will frequently lie to themselves rather than face an unpleasant truth, but they don't make it a habit of lying to others.

Growltigger · #17 March 5th, 2003, 05:40 PM

Hey, let's all be thankful that it wasnt the "Van Halen" belt those poor astronauts had to go through, otherwise, having shaggy perms, playing loud guitar and wearing spandex troUsers may have seriously cramped NASA's style

Aloofi · #18 March 5th, 2003, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

1-Because the incentive to lie in this case is not nearly as great as the embarasment if they lie and are found out.

2-Because the effort required to pull off a conspiracy of this magnitude would be easier and less expensive then actually going to the moon.

3-Because Nasa is run by scientists and engineers. Scientists and engineers can cetainly be wrong and like all humans they will frequently lie to themselves rather than face an unpleasant truth, but they don't make it a habit of lying to others.[/quote]

1-They are never going to be found out. For the herd, as long as the pack leaders doesn't say is true is not true.

2-You got to be kidding. Going to the Moon is the expesiest thing you can think of. And its not that a big conspiracy, just a 100 people or so, counting the movie crew and everything. Read the link i posted below for more info.

3-Nope, NASA is run by Politicians that were once engineers. You know that.

[ March 05, 2003, 15:58: Message edited by: Aloofi ]

Me Loonn · #19 March 5th, 2003, 06:27 PM

Oh, yes !

Good thing me is not only who dont take their medication ...

dogscoff · #20 March 5th, 2003, 06:32 PM

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Hey, let's all be thankful that it wasnt the "Van Halen" belt those poor astronauts had to go through, otherwise, having shaggy perms, playing loud guitar and wearing spandex troUsers may have seriously cramped NASA's style

Or even worse, The Van der Valk belt: The 70s Ducth detective in the bad shirts and flares would have played merry hell with the telemetry.

This is a thread-jack. Hand over the topic and no-one will get hurt...

[ March 05, 2003, 16:33: Message edited by: dogscoff ]