Has mankind visited the moon?

[GUNNER]

Yes we went to the moon. I have spoken so this debate is over.

 

end of discussion. Period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Neverhoodian]

I personally believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that we landed on the moon. (and guess what? We did it more than once!) However, the motive might not have been an entirely benign one. (trying to find ore on the moon to use for nukes) The space race ultimately benefited mankind immensely. Because of it, we have so many luxuries, like cell phones, satellite TV, weather satellites that can predict weather fairly accurately, and more. However, there will always be those who will think conspiracy-mindedly. Here is the main reason why I don't think the moon landing was a hoax...

 

Okay, let's pretend that the landing actually WAS a hoax. That it never happened...okay...then may I ask, what's the point of staging such an elaborate hoax? To scare the Soviets, you say? Come on, the Cold War is over. An official would have admitted that it was a hoax by now. Another thing to keep in mind is that if it was a hoax, why did successive missions come about? The government could've just done that one landing and call it a day. But think about it. The reason why we kept coming back is because we wanted to know if any nuclear materials could be mined on the moon! The Cold War was in full swing, after all, and we wanted to stay ahead of the Reds in weapon development. Consequently, we went to the moon to find any weapons-grade nuclear material. We couldn't find any the first time, so we kept coming back to see if we could find any on another area of the moon. The government finally gave up, and moon landings were halted. After the Cold War, there was no longer a pressing need to build any more nukes anyway. Hence the reason why there have been no more moon landings.

 

Now this is not saying that I don't believe in conspiracies. Just look at Area 51. The government is DEFINATELY hiding something there. I don't believe for an instant that it's aliens, though. Here's what I think; its a secret military test facility to test new weapons and combat aircraft. After all, if someone saw a stealth fighter making a test run over Area 51 in the early '80s, they would think that it was an alien craft.

 

Hope I didn't offend anyone with this. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and I just thought of giving you mine.