We landed on the moon. I love reading about conspiracies, but this one was never one I gave into.

I just find the conspiracy theory for the first lunar landing a bit intriguing. JFK made a promise that we would land on the moon before the decade (60's) was over and many opponents insist we did not have the technology to do so then. I was always curious what people thought on the subject like why they believe or don't believe, if they don't what evidence influenced their position.

This thread is gonna get bumped by people who just want to answer the poll without adding to the discussion for eternity if nothing is done, so I'm closing the poll!

It's silly that voting in a poll bumps the thread, I haven't seen that on any other forum.

I believe it was real. I think they put a mirror on the moon in a specific location in order to prove it, so if they shine a laser on the exact location it is reflected. I hope it's real anyway; space exploration is our species only chance to survive.

...so we can boldly go where no man has fucked up before.

Or, preferably, look after what we already have.

Sooner or later Earth will be hit by another mass extinction. The human species will not survive by staying on Earth. I agree we need to look after what we have, but in the grand scheme of things space exploration is our only hope - assuming we want the species to continue.

Obviously it happened. Every "reason" that conspiracy theorists give us for why the landing was fake can be disproven. It's just ridiculous to say that we never landed on the moon.

I've never read much into it, I always branded it as a bit silly. The only thing that gets me was that waving flag thing. How can a flag wave on the moon?

If someone answers me that I will be happy and safe in the knowledge that there WAS a moon landing.

The flag was apparently made with a bendable rod through the top portion of of the flag fabric so that it would be extended and not sit there limp and indistinguishable. Otherwise you wouldn't see the flag and it would look completely lame. For people who managed to put guys on the moon, you'd think they'd have figured out a way for their flag to be visible for the recording. And you'll also notice that the flag only waved when it was moved, which explains the rest.