Why do people start ridiculous conspiracy theories???
141727
They believe that the complete lack of evidence is only further proof that the conspiracy exists.
44944
As an individual and in my personal opinion. Yes it is a conspiracy.\n\nSince the public at large now has a means of sharing information and views it is becoming more and more difficult to con them.
537864
They have to have a reason, the person must be INSANE!!
912508
Well, if enough idiots start posting this latest conspiracy theory on Yahoo Answers, all the young people who frequent this place will eventually start to believe that World War 2 never happened.\n\nWe've seen this already with the Moon landing "hoax" theory, and 9/11 conspiracy, so I'm sure it's just around the corner for these mental midgets.
141752
Freakin' more garbage spewed from the mouths of conspiracy theorist uber-libs.\n\nIt is so laughable.
1100551
Their followers are going to just deny these things are happening. I guess it's impossible to explain how this happens.\nhttp://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3894468264cd.htm
498712
*sigh*. This has been addressed several times in these forums.  \n\nThe conspiracy theorists really don't have a leg to stand on.  See the link below that debunks these guys.
548060
*sigh*\n\nand this is why people are looking to alternative atheist theories
998912
Every bit of that "evidence" has been solidly debunked.  People with absolutely no knowledge of the science they are discussing keep repeating it, but it's wrong.\n\nForgetting all the technical details, just answer why the Russians would go along with the hoax?  Getting to the moon first was a matter of national pride for both countries, and they would certainly have been able to know if our spacecraft left Earth orbit.\n\nI also love the one about how the government framed O.J. Simpson because of his part in "Capricorn One", about a faked mission to Mars.  Seems it took them 16 years to get around to it.\n\nPeople love conspiracy theories, and if there is no reason to *suspect* a conspiracy, they'll create one out of whole cloth.  Note that many of the most vocal people pushing the moon landing theories are selling something; a book, a video.  Their websites offer all kinds of tantalizing clues, but to get the "full story", you need to shell out the bucks.\n\nOh, and before someone points out that Phil Plait of "Bad Astronomy" (2nd link) also sells stuff, yes, he does sell all kinds of BA junk.  But he doesn't require you to buy it to get the information he presents on his website.
265566
Its very good that you have your own mind and not just follow whats in the local newspaper or tv shows. Educated people think they know all about everything in current events but sometimes they are just reading into something put there just for that reason, so they have something to believe. Propaganda is all around you man tv paper even in conversations with other people. We will never know the true agenda of the government or big business. Who knows if he is real or not ?Not me
1000553
The truth is there are a bunch of conspiracy dribbling idiots that keep spouting their drivel. It's all a bunch of crap.
292058
Because crazy people get on it and post all kinds of crazy stuff that people believe.  It doesn't help that TV makes people stupid and now the Internet is just another arm of the lunacy.
975312
It is stupid to believe there are NO conspiracies.\n\nOkay so there has never been a single conspiracy? That is the whole premise of my show.
452512
I have seen a number of these pro and con.   The con ones are full of really bad science which sound good if you don't know the science (i.e. shadows etc).\n\nIt happened get used to it folks are just trying to get another multi-million dollar conspiracy industry going :-)
630294
haha I'm Dave, and they are fools.\nThey are supersticious and crazy kinda.\nWell they are just being paranoyd and fools.\nIt's to warn us that we must stop doing bad things because the world might end soon.
650446
Probably because they cant accept the truth!!
463712
One thing that makes me mad is all the STUPID people who make fun of the moon landings etc. Some MORONS actually believe they never took place, based on ridiculous assumptions that they have read on the Internet, rather than something their own tiny, ridiculously distorted intellect  could even begin to comprehend. Fortunately for some stupid, slack jawed lack-wits, this forum precludes me from actually telling the inbred intellectually challenged crossbreeds what I actually think of them.  For those brave enough to face the TRUTH that man did walk on the moon etc  go here http://www.clavius.org   I MEAN YOU 'PIXIE'  FFS are you so totally stupid as to not believe in Satellites etc. You should be locked away in the asylum for the clinically untreatable morons who believe any fact that they are told without question. As for the Van Allen belt.. ha ha ha ha.I am sick of explaining why that is not a show stopper, but very few people have the intelligence to understand, then again they are usually the gullible ones taken in by the conspiracy theory and incapable of autonomous thought.\n\nOh, and another thing! PIXIE, when you grow up, learn to spell. You do yourself and your fellow idiots no favours by spouting unsubstantiated rubbish, but also spelling what you write incorrectly!  YOU MORON  (Unless you are under 7 years of age then I apologise as you would know no better)