Moon-Landing-Deniers and Intelligent Design
October 27, 2007
Just recently, I learned that there are a group of people who deny that Neil Armstrong (or for that matter anyone else) ever walked on the moon. In fact, they say that we have never even landed on the moon! This is a very intriguing belief as it is not widely held.
Now, of course, they have a lot of different kinds of “evidence” to support their claim. However, their denial of the moon landing stems from their amazement of the event itself, I believe. The actual moon landing event was so far from what people thought of as possible that the entire event seemed decidedly impossible. In other words, their amazement of how complicated the event had to have been in order to have occurred clouded their reasoning, and so they found it impossible to believe that it did indeed happen. And yet, it happened by way of many, simple procedures!
The same mental phenomena occurs in the minds of the people who believe in intelligent design. They look at something natural and complex, such as a human cell, and say that it is so amazing that it could not have came to be through a simple process. An intelligent designer must have created it! Their amazement of how complex it is clouds their reasoning, and so they believe that something even more complex and amazing must have created it. And yet, it was created by way of many, simple procedures.
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I like the analogy, mate!
Had the site recommended, so came for a look. Great to find other like-minded people. But in this case, it appears we’re not so like-minded. There’s overwhelming evidence that man has not yet landed on the moon. Van Allen belt, reverse parking etc etc. I don’t belive in any god because of the very fact that, despite what I was being told at school, free-thinking opened my eyes so to speak, and I didn’t believe from about 7 years old. And I admire people with the same logic and intellect. People who are non-conformists are a thorn in the side of brain-washing population controllers.
Richard Dawkins also believes we’ve been to the moon. And upon finding this info, I somewhat lost a bit of respect for him. I could give u some pointers to video arguments all about the lunar landing lie, but Google’s in front of u, and no doubt you’ve already had a gander (I’m English :P) at some before coming to your conclusion. So we beg to differ on this subject. So my question is this: Why does an ‘atheist’ site decide that the fools among us (Theists) go hand in hand with the foolish who disbelieve the lunar landing. In my opinion, this subject is totally off-topic, and drives a wedge between people who came to this site to agree on a topic. Not be regarded as idyats if they don’t agree on all topics believed by the masses here.
So, in conclusion, we (or at least I) have respect for the people here for being the free-thinkers we/you are. But that’s tainted by other beliefs you hold. Which, as far as I’m concerned, are counter-productive. I wonder, though, if you would hold such assured belief in the lunar landing had it been the Russians who claimed to have got there first, and it was the U.S govt. saying it was all bullshit. Actually…no, I don’t wonder…
Yorkshire-Pudding, I certainly didn’t mean to drive a wedge between atheists. It’s just that this site is devoted to criticizing ALL religions. If I had wrote an article on how Buddhism and Scientology aren’t true, would I be driving a wedge between atheists then (both Buddhism and Scientology are non-theistic religions)? Because, you see, I believe moon-landing-denying to be somewhat of a non-theistic religion itself. My reason being that it is a belief which is, in my opinion, not supported by any evidence. Also, there is the “awe” factor I mentioned in my post, common to almost all conspiracy theories and religions. Frankly, all of the “evidence” I have seen in favor for the event not happenning is (and I mean no disrespect) laughable at best. As for that sly comment you made about me holding my beliefs on this topic only because the U.S. government says the same thing, I should tell you, I don’t pay much attention to what the U.S. government, or for that matter, ANY government, has to say. I have even less respect for government than I do for religion. That said, if the Russians would have done it first, and the U.S. government denied it, my position would still be the same.
i am sad to say there are many people who believe we didn’t go to the moon. i took a non-scientific opinion poll. the people who took part in it were all high school graduates under 40 years all. the question in the poll was this. did america land men on the moon (apollo 11-17) (1969-1972). 40% all the people said we didn’t. they believe it was some type of government conspiricy.
john farris, I had no idea there were so many people out there who don’t believe in it. I don’t even know how such a conspiracy theory got started. Is it true that, as Yorkshire Pudding put it, the U.S.S.R. started a rumor that it never happened? Anyway, it truly is an amazing phenomena.
the other day i was watching the country comdeian Bill Enval when he makes the following statement. “on july 20, 1969 we were all watching the fake moon landing. was he joking?
john farris, haha. I do hope he was just kidding.
“The truth according to me”.
Since when did it become just another option to pick and choose whether something happened or not?
What has happened to common sense and critical thinkng?
The moon “conspiracy” believers are spreading the lie that history can be put to question simply by deciding it can. Rigorous proof is not required, all that’s needed is to have someone deny it! An argument only gives their ridiculous rants the air of respecability.
Peter McCully, I’m inclined to agree with you that an argument only encourages them. However, I think that people should always be given the chance to state their evidence for what they believe in, no matter how ridiculous their belief is. I am merely giving them that chance by engaging with them.
“Phenomena” is plural. One phenomenon, lots of phenomena.