It would be like believing in Santa Claus, because in order for a "hollywood" production simulation to be incorporated into the mass of monitors and controls at Houston Mission control, Santa and an army of technicians, IT personnel and graphical experts would have to drop down the chimney while the controllers were asleep, leave their bag of goodies in the systems, and get out before the 50 or so controllers woke up.
They would probably have to repeat this trick dozens of times, as anyone who was involved in systems integration in the 60's and 70's knows that such a complex system would never go without a hitch - not even the tenth installment.
Then the simulation would have to work without a hitch for several years, when just the slightest deviation from reality would be picked up by the controllers.
2007-02-14 11:01:43 · 10 answers · asked by nick s 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I think you are referring to members of The Flat Earth Society - the pictures of a spherical earth really upset them and proved beyond any reasonable doubt that the landings, as well as the pictures, had to be faked!
2007-02-14 11:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Huh? You don't believe in Santa Claus? !!
Oh! You're saying that Santa Claus landed on the Moon?
P.S. Don't forget, 1000's of people would have to keep the secret for decades.
2007-02-14 11:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey, ever try and argue reason with a Creationist? Its just like that. No respect or understanding of the scientific method. A waste of breath.
2007-02-14 15:42:00 · answer #3 · answered by stargazergurl22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not stupidity, its youth.
The people who don't believe the moon landings happened are probably all under 30.
They grew up with computers, CGI, and all our modern technology, and they don't realize that all of that didn't exist in the 1960's.
They just don't know any better.
2007-02-14 13:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are just winding people up. Same as the ones who do the 9/11 and holocaust thing. It makes them happy.
2007-02-14 11:11:41 · answer #5 · answered by David H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The BBC are about to start a series on conspiracy theories. There's something about the psychology on the website.
2007-02-15 02:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because most people are just sheep being led by thier shepherd. Most people are not capaple of an original thought.
2007-02-14 11:05:08 · answer #7 · answered by adamsrm2004 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people just don't have enough to do with their lives so they try to deconstruct the truth any way they can. Fools!!!
2007-02-14 11:54:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Belief doesnt have necessarilly to do with Stupidity.
People believe what they are told or shown.
2007-02-14 11:16:14 · answer #9 · answered by goring 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's not really stupidity; they just want to be different
2007-02-14 11:10:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋