Why do people keep asking if man has walked on the moon?

Question

It should be obvious to anyone with half a brain that they have. How do they think their cell phones work and have they never heard of Satelight navigation and that's for starters. Well it's the same technology so why believe in one thing and not the other?
I think the film" Capricorn One has a lot to answer for".

Answer 1

Recently someone posted a link on one of the Yahoo Forum, for a Google Video taken from the French version of "who wants to be a millionaire" (see link) where the 1500 Euros question (about $1700 so this was an early and thus "easy" question) was "What revolves around the Earth? A: Moon B: Sun C: Mars D: Venus".

Well, the half witted participant did not know, so he asked the crowd to vote, and 42% voted Moon and (get this) 54% voted the Sun to be the one going around the Earth!

I was sure this was common knowledge because Galileo lived like 400 years ago; but no, there are ignorants everywhere, and they go on TV!

So, that would be my explanation: there are lots of idiots around (those with less than half a brain), but thanks to modern technology and internet, they manage to let their sheer number be seen.

Ever heard of the "flat earth society"? (see second link) They claim to have "scientific proof" that the earth is FLAT. That, in a day and age where you can take a plane, and go around the world in two days. Stupidity knows no limit.



P.S Chas_chas (below): do some research, this is not a tongue in cheek, satirical thing, there are people in that association who REALLY believe the earth is flat.

Answer 2

What have satellites and mobile phones got to do with going to the moon?!
You should be careful about making comments about people with half a brain :)
If you have a close look at what the 'conspiracy theorists' claim then they do make some interesting claims. Most of them are not actually problems and have sensible and reasonable refutations - such as radiation belt, lack of stars showing in photographs. etc.

However there are some points which are not so easily explainable - especially relating to the photographs. Some of them do make one wonder how they could have taken them on the moon, with old fashioned cameras strapped to their torsos.

I have read of professional photographers with their doubts.

It is at least possible that some of the photos were either 'recreated' or seriously touched up after the event.

PS Vincent G - re the flat earth link - I think you must have had a sense of humour bypass !

Answer 3

Travelling to the moon isnt the same as putting a satellite in orbit, satellites are within the earths magnetosphere, the moon isnt. As a result the only radiation shielding the astronauts that went to the moon had was the tiny bit they took with them.

Although the best evidence for man having been to the moon is the fact that theres a mirror up there.

Answer 4

they are two forms of conspiracy theories
1/ serious conspiracies where innocent people die or are corrupted such as the C.I.A. delibertly overthrowning democratic elected governments for there own polictical reasons back in the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's. or their 8 fail attempts to assasinate Fidel Castro. or their envolvement in the assasination of Che Guevara. or their envolvement in the overthrowning the cambodia soveriegn run government (because cambodia wouldn't allow the U.S. forces to use their country as a battlefield during the Vietnam war) to inept generals how in turn were replaced by The Khmer Rouge how were an extremist Communist party that kill 1.5 million people in their 4 years of power from 1975 to 1979. all because of the C.I.A. These conspiracy needed to be expose.
2/ silly conspiracies are more sinister because they keep the general public from asking more serious questions. as for the moon landings, all the so called evidence to say the moon landings were fake depends on the general public lack of knowledge in science and in their own abilities to do great things. i look at the statements given by the conspiratists over the years and with a little research was able to disprove them all. in fact when these conspiratists are presented with the counter-evidences they shut up like clams.

also don't forget there is money to be made from all these conspiracies in books and conventions and thats good reason as any to keep these silly conspiracies going.

trivia: the word conspiracy broken down in two parts is 'cons' and 'piracy' perhaps that's another conspiracy

instead of me bebunking the fake moon landings i advise anyone with geniune doubts to go to the'Clavius.org' site below. it explains any question on the photos, shadows, why their wasn't any crater from the LEM rockets and the flag etc etc. and then if you are satisfied with the answers pass the site on to others with doubts.

the second site was brought to my attention by another yahoo Answer member nickname 'Cribbage'. the site debunks a tv show that was aired in 2001, stating that the moon landings were a hoax. it's worth reading.

Answer 5

Well for a start there are apparently around 18 MILLION (6% of 300 million) gullible Americans…

‘According to a 1999 Gallup poll, about 6 percent of the population of the United States has doubts that the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon’
Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Moon_Landing_hoax_accusations#Public_opinions.

What amazes me is that every time this question gets asked they think they are being so original & controversial - when in reality they are like sheep falling for unfounded refutable conspiracy theories.

Answer 6

whether my spouse's father completed gas calculations for the unique Apollo landing, i'm going to spare you that speech. quite, i visit motivate you to reveal screen 2 courses. the 1st prepare is stated as Conspiracy Moon landing that it at present exhibiting on the national Geographic Channel and it fairly plenty obliterates each and all the favored conspiracy theories. i could additionally motivate you to reveal screen a action picture stated as Capricorn One. Made it 1978, that's a fictional tale some pretend undertaking to Mars. whether that's a technology fiction tale, that's a sturdy occasion of ways completely impossible it may be to pretend a moon landing for any length of time. 12 adult males walked on the moon from 1969 to 1972 and we've neither the aspects nor the technologies to tug off that enormous of a hoax for see you later. hundreds of hundreds of human beings have labored on the area application. it may be some distance easier to place somebody on the moon than to purpose and pretend it and save it secret for virtually 40 years. The landings got here at a time while our area application become extremely aggressive with the former Soviet Union. bear in mind how enormous of a deal it become while Sputnik become placed into orbit? that they had the technologies to reveal screen our moon pictures and transmissions. do no longer you think of they could have stated as us out if that they had information that it become all pretend? possibly the main definitive information of our trip to the moon is what we left at the back of. For the final 35+ years, scientists have been beaming lasers to the moon and measuring the return cases. How are they doing this? The beams are contemplated decrease back by applying kit left on the moon on at 3 distinctive places. Case closed.

Answer 7

It makes me wonder if you have half a brain. You can't even spell SATELLITE. What have mobile phones got to do with going to the moon ? Why don't they go back now. It's because they can't. They have enough problems getting the shuttle up.

Answer 8

Some conspiracy theories are reasonable speculation and have good evidence for them. Some aren't and don't. Conspiracies do exist - they've existed for as long as two people could plan to gang up on one. In fact, conspiracy is older than the human species is. Even apes conspire: read Jane Goodall's "The Chimpanzees of Gombe" for examples.

Whenever you hear people using the term "conspiracy theorist" in a manner that seems calculated to invite ridicule to the idea of political conspiracies, the chances are very good that you are listening either to a political ignoramus or to... a political conspirator.

So why do people call doubt as to whether the Apollo moon landings are historical facts? I think that some of them just want to look like mavericks, like people who "do their own thinking." But when you attempt to look like a maverick, it helps (a lot) if you really are able to do your own thinking. Those who are not, those who are only pretending to have that ability, frequently choose the wrong conspiracy theory to espouse. Wrong because false.

But others who call doubt to the Apollo moon landings may be playing a deeper game. They might be trying to manufacture a big stink, and intentionally make themselves seem as foolish as possible, so that people will transfer the idea of "foolishness" to all conspiracy theories, whether they are reasonable or not, evidenced or not, true or not.

By the way, the difference in the difficulty of going to the moon and getting into orbit around the Earth isn't as much as you think. The energy cost of reaching lunar orbit is only about twice the cost of a launch from Earth to LEO.

Then you have to add only the extra fuel used by the lunar lander during descent, and half the fuel used by half the lander (plus some rocks, minus the flag, minus the moon buggy, minus a TV camera) on the way back up. The energy cost of raising a kilogram from the moon to lunar orbit is much, much less than the cost of raising a kilogram from Earth to low Earth orbit.

A more important consideration is the difference in technical difficulty. Going to the moon involves more stages, more specialized mechanical devices. But rocket scientists get paid to solve such problems. And during NASA's heroic heyday, they actually did have rocket scientists who could solve them.

Answer 9

I kind of agree with you.
BUT it's a lot different to put a satelite in orbit than to send an object to the moon, with men in it, and safely bring them back.
I'm not saying I believe the moon landings were faked-all the hoax claims have been scientifically refuted. I'm just saying I can see the logic in believing in a satellite and not the moon landings.

Answer 10

Lots of people believe the moonlanding was staged just so the U.S. could beat the Russians to the moon, whether this is true or not, i don't know, but that's one reason why people still ask that question.