Why do so many people hold the view that the moon landing was faked? This has already been debunked numerous times and with factual data backing up the actual landing. I suspect when we finally launch the "planet finder" telescope, and can resolve the lander sitting on the surface------- folks will still contend that it is FAKED photo of the lander! Why?
Why would "intelligent" folks hold to this conspiracy theory?? .
2007-11-27 07:33:55 · 14 answers · asked by Bullseye 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Intelligent folks do not "hold to conspiracy theories". Paranoid folks do.
Now, we could ask the valid question why so many people especially in the US are borderline paranoid. I don't know. Could be the fast food for all we know. Or the sad state of the education system. Or the gene pool... because of its history the US has a very different genetic make-up from the rest of the world. Or all of the above and then some (my best guess).
2007-11-27 07:40:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Its like anything else that goes on with any government,, They tend to lie to its people and you will find this especially true in the mideast parts,, The peoples just dont trust their governments, thats why they have dictatorship and so forth, there is not that many people out there that thinks that the USA has not landed on the moon, just the small percentage are the loudest because they want to cause hate and discontent around the world due to themselves being unable to believe in themselves,, The moon landing were in fact real and i watched all the apollo misions launch and land on the moon and return to earth with the exeption of apollo 13, Oh and did i mention that i live in the united states of america,
2007-11-27 15:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by SPACEGUY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink you can show a consiritor the truth but they probably wont believe you. I dont know why people waste there time with this I mean why can't people accept the fact that we landed on the moon 6 times.
2007-11-27 15:58:40 · answer #3 · answered by hkyboy96 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that most of them don't actually care. It's just a form of rebellion, which is what most insecure people do one way or another, or a way to seem smarter by using "reasons" to doubt accepted beliefs.
Trouble is, they don't realise that they've chosen the one on which there is no serious debate in the world. Global warming would suit them much better, because it's more subjective. I'll hide in my nuclear bunker now.
2007-11-27 18:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the primary reason is a misunderstanding regarding the van allen belt.
they suppose that the radiation would be unsurvivable provided the shielding that was provided.
they fail to recognize that it is not the kind of radiation that we are most familiar with. the radiation is limited to the particles that carry it and to protect against the particles is all that is required.
if this amount of radiation were present, absent the particles they would be right. but then it would not be caught up in an orbit and there would be no such belt.
2007-11-27 15:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by karl k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people think that 'how could we do it back then and not now'. Well we all know the reason is money and the fact that robots can do more than humans. But people today still think that we don't have the technology to go to the moon.
2007-11-27 17:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by sukiesoya2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a recent poll showed only 17% of people in the USA believed their elected officials were telling them the truth.
NASA is a gov't agency.
While doubting the moon landings is a BIT odd... I guess its no odder than listening to the speeches of the politicians running for president and knowing they are all lying.
2007-11-27 17:00:21 · answer #7 · answered by Faesson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. They were born after the landings so they didn't get to see it for themselves.
2. They're used to computer graphics and other special effects that can fake just about anything.
3. It makes them feel better about themselves to think they're so much smarter than those of us who have been "fooled."
2007-11-27 17:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because there are a lot of fools in this world, and the internet is the perfect outlet for the aforementioned fools to spread their hate and ignorance. hell, there are idiots that think that the gov't was behind 9-11
2007-11-27 15:42:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This sort of thing keeps our minds off of how the government and the rich and the powerful control our lives for their own nefarious ends.
2007-11-27 23:26:17 · answer #10 · answered by Ultraviolet Oasis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋