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Re: Conspiracy theories: men on the moon
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Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Kirby Warden writes (in part):
> One of my current curiosities, somehow sparked by recent debates here, is if
> there are any Lugneters who, educated or not, may actually believe that the
> moon landings are a hoax...do they have the courage to "come out of the
> closet" so to speak, and share their opinion?
I'll come out on this one. I love the film, Capricorn One [1]. I believe the
hoax theory is plausible [2], and I even doubted the veracity of the moon
landing for a few days a couple months ago. But a quick search on the internet
shows that each anomoly put forward as evidence for the hoax is refutable in
fairly easy-to-understand terms. Most of the conspirisists' examples seem to
stem from a lack of a full understanding about the conditions of the landing.
For example, the idea that the lunar lander should have caused a huge crater
comes from not understanding lander's rockets, or the makeup of the lunar
surface.
The idea that the photographic guide crosses sometimes appear (impossibly)
behind the subject of the photographs comes from a lack of understanding of
photography, and the way light behaves in stark conditions.
For the record, I consider myself fairly educated, and, for the most part, a
healthy skeptic.
Rick Clark
[1] Watch it widescreen if at all possible! [2]
[2] Watch all films widescreen if at all possible ;-)
[3] According to Webster: plausible: 1. superficially fair, reasonable, or
valuable, but often specious [4]
[4] ibid: specious: 3. having a false look of truth or genuineness [5]
[5] Isn't genuineness a weird word? It's all Ns and vowels. Take away the G and
the double S, and you're left with "enuinene." I don't know. It just struck me
as odd. Nevermind.
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| heh, I enjoyed watching "capricorn one". I hope no one is taking this thread as direct challenge. Though I am a believer in the moon landings, I understand that it is possible (though unlikely) that I could have been led astray. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Conspiracy theories: men on the moon
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| Nope, I don't do the converting thing. If someone doesn't agree with me on a topic, it doesn't disturb me in the least. However, I do enjoy being challenged, wheather I challenge myself, or find myself challenged by another force (people, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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