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.. about that little giant leap on the Sea of Tranquility 40 years ago. Does this mean that I'm among a bunch of moonlanding hoax conspiracy [zelotes|uncoverers]?

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PM Jaz, she can edit it as forum Mod.
 
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No need to PM... :harl:.
 
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Nothing has been said ... go on, nothing to see here ... move on ...
 
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Sorry, the conspiracy supporters lost by a technical knockout.

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(via Bad Astronomy)
 
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You just have to love this stuff ...
 
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What puzzles me about the outspoken it's-a-hoax advocates: How many do really believe it, and how many go along just for the attention they receive and similar reasons.

After all, some of the hoax-advocates also link to flat-earth advocates. And flat-earth sites I've visited seems to flood with people being there just to have fun.

For the record, I do believe that the earth is spheroid, except for the big hole where they claim Australia is. A country full of animals with wallets, and people speaking rabbit english? - Gimme a break.
 
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What puzzles me about the outspoken it's-a-hoax advocates: How many do really believe it, and how many go along just for the attention they receive and similar reasons.
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I suspect many just happen to like the ideas they're supporting and are happy to think creatively in support of them.

I remember someone on the political forum once expressing doubt about the myriad of election conspiracy theories that emerged after Bush's win over Al Gore. The prime anti-American here quickly pointed out: "Which doesn't mean they're necessarily baseless."

My all-time favorite, and I mean that sincerely, is the Face On Mars controversy. I smiled all the way through it and was sad when clearer pictures ultimately dispelled it. I realized afterwards that I had been kinda wishing NASA really were covering up something.

There were a few delicious theories about the mysterious ridge on Saturn’s moon Iapetus for a while. I knew a guy who actually thought the moon was two halves screwed together!
 
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lghartveit said:
For the record, I do believe that the earth is spheroid, except for the big hole where they claim Australia is. A country full of animals with wallets, and people speaking rabbit english? - Gimme a break.
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If you ever want to see a real "hole", you should visit Detroit someday...
 
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Squeek said:
I remember someone on the political forum once expressing doubt about the myriad of election conspiracy theories that emerged after Bush's win over Al Gore. The prime anti-American here quickly pointed out: "Which doesn't mean they're necessarily baseless."
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Hey, sometimes paranoids really do have people out to get them. :)
 
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Prime Junta said:
Hey, sometimes paranoids really do have people out to get them. :)
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That was a favored expression of one of my favorite high school teachers who was rather radical in his thoughts and really *did* have the school out to get him ...
 
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