Flashback: Moon Landing Hoax?
Somehow, people still find the ignorance in their hearts to believe that the landing on the moon was made somewhere in a Hollywood studio. This recently came up in a conversation I had. In case there’s any doubt, I submit two arguments:
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The moon landing was in 1969. Star Trek (the original series) aired from 1966-68, and even the biggest idiot in America would not have believed in a lunar landing filmed by the film crew from Star Trek. By way of comparison, the most realistic sci-fi film of the day (2001, A Space Odyssey), shot by one of the best directors of the time (Stanley Kubrick), didn’t have quite the feel of actual footage of a moon landing.
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In 2002, after being confronted by conspiracy theorist and filmmaker Bart Sibrel, Buzz Aldrin — the second man to set foot on the moon — punched Sibrel out. Slow down and read that carefully: after being called a liar, Buzz Aldrin — then 72 years old — was so enraged by Sibrel that he punched him out. (watch it in slo-mo!)
I find it astonishing that people could actually believe that was faked. But then again, there are people who believe the pentagon crash on 911 was faked too. And I guess if you’re dumb enough to believe there’s an invisible man who lives in the sky, well, I guess we’re really not as evolved as we’d like to think. Sheesh.
