Of course there is “belief” necessary. You “believe” those rocks that are in a museum somewhere actually came from the moon and not from somewhere here on earth. It wouldn’t be the first time someone passed of a counterfeit as the real thing. Like I said in my original comment; in my book the jury is still out on the subject.
You don't have any process for the jury to make a conclusion. All the evidence you need is already present. I believe that somebody went to the Moon because I saw it happen in full view before the world. A Saturn V is not "fake and gay" (as some would maintain). One does not create an entire industry for the sake of a motion picture.
There is the principle of a working hypothesis. On the basis of what you know, take a posture. It's okay to listen to anyone who has something worthwhile to say. But you have to know more than those who parade their misunderstanding and ignorance for evidence of mystery and deception.
”I believe that somebody went to the moon because I saw it happen in full view before the world.”
No, you saw a Saturn rocket launch into the atmosphere and continue to ascend until it was no longer visible. You have no proof that there were men aboard that rocket nor that it actually went to the moon. The only “proof” you have is that “officials” told the world that Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were aboard the rocket and the rocket actually went to the moon. And as we’ve discovered over these last several years “officials” never lie. <sarc>
“One does not create an entire industry for the sake of a motion picture.”
I don’t think the vast majority of moon landing deniers believe an entire industry was created to make a motion picture. If I’m in the moon landing denial camp, I would argue that the “industry” as you describe it was an offshoot of the military (remember the first rockets, Redstone and Atlas, were in fact military ballistic missiles). So the industry was already in existence for other reasons and they just poured more money into it for project Apollo. That additional money could very easily have been funneled off for DS/Cabal black projects around the world. What if project Apollo was begun with every intention of going to the moon but it was later discovered that it was technically impossible to do at the time but the nation was already so committed to the project and “beating” the Soviet Union, that it would have been unthinkable to admit to the world that we couldn’t do it? Therefore, continue with the project, get congress to appropriate hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, many civilian products could be “discovered” and hundreds of millions could be funneled off foe black projects? It’s not unthinkable. It happens even today.
We saw the astronauts get into the capsule. A vehicle like the Saturn V just doesn't "ascend until it was no longer visible"---and then what? Loiter in outer space for 3 days and then re-enter? I rather think the Russians would have said we have no clothes at that point. That's the problem with "maybe..." scenarios; they can never work without being exposed.
I worked with the people who built that system and integrated it. It was no fake. The vehicle and capsule were being tracked by nations all over the world. There is only evidence for it happening.
A whole industry was created to sustain that mission. I come from that industry. It happened whether Moon Hoax nitwits believe it or not. The demise of huge portions of that industry is why we cannot resume production of the Saturn V. The Saturn V is far in excess of any requirements for a military missile. The engine systems have no application to military missions. The whole launching system was unique. The Command, Service, and Lunar modules were unique. There is common technology but the industrial base for Apollo was unique and extensive, more massive than the military programs alone.
Since we actually went to the Moon, it is idle to imagine otherwise. We weren't entirely sure we could do it, either, but we were not going to give up without a supreme effort. You have no idea of the morale of the program. Your scenario is a pipe dream.
Did I ask this? Are you old enough to have witnessed these historical events? Or are you coming to your skepticism because you don't know anything first hand?
Since they brought back chunks of it, it sort of follows that they were there. No "belief" necessary.
Of course there is “belief” necessary. You “believe” those rocks that are in a museum somewhere actually came from the moon and not from somewhere here on earth. It wouldn’t be the first time someone passed of a counterfeit as the real thing. Like I said in my original comment; in my book the jury is still out on the subject.
You don't have any process for the jury to make a conclusion. All the evidence you need is already present. I believe that somebody went to the Moon because I saw it happen in full view before the world. A Saturn V is not "fake and gay" (as some would maintain). One does not create an entire industry for the sake of a motion picture.
There is the principle of a working hypothesis. On the basis of what you know, take a posture. It's okay to listen to anyone who has something worthwhile to say. But you have to know more than those who parade their misunderstanding and ignorance for evidence of mystery and deception.
”I believe that somebody went to the moon because I saw it happen in full view before the world.”
No, you saw a Saturn rocket launch into the atmosphere and continue to ascend until it was no longer visible. You have no proof that there were men aboard that rocket nor that it actually went to the moon. The only “proof” you have is that “officials” told the world that Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were aboard the rocket and the rocket actually went to the moon. And as we’ve discovered over these last several years “officials” never lie. <sarc>
“One does not create an entire industry for the sake of a motion picture.”
I don’t think the vast majority of moon landing deniers believe an entire industry was created to make a motion picture. If I’m in the moon landing denial camp, I would argue that the “industry” as you describe it was an offshoot of the military (remember the first rockets, Redstone and Atlas, were in fact military ballistic missiles). So the industry was already in existence for other reasons and they just poured more money into it for project Apollo. That additional money could very easily have been funneled off for DS/Cabal black projects around the world. What if project Apollo was begun with every intention of going to the moon but it was later discovered that it was technically impossible to do at the time but the nation was already so committed to the project and “beating” the Soviet Union, that it would have been unthinkable to admit to the world that we couldn’t do it? Therefore, continue with the project, get congress to appropriate hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, many civilian products could be “discovered” and hundreds of millions could be funneled off foe black projects? It’s not unthinkable. It happens even today.
We saw the astronauts get into the capsule. A vehicle like the Saturn V just doesn't "ascend until it was no longer visible"---and then what? Loiter in outer space for 3 days and then re-enter? I rather think the Russians would have said we have no clothes at that point. That's the problem with "maybe..." scenarios; they can never work without being exposed.
I worked with the people who built that system and integrated it. It was no fake. The vehicle and capsule were being tracked by nations all over the world. There is only evidence for it happening.
A whole industry was created to sustain that mission. I come from that industry. It happened whether Moon Hoax nitwits believe it or not. The demise of huge portions of that industry is why we cannot resume production of the Saturn V. The Saturn V is far in excess of any requirements for a military missile. The engine systems have no application to military missions. The whole launching system was unique. The Command, Service, and Lunar modules were unique. There is common technology but the industrial base for Apollo was unique and extensive, more massive than the military programs alone.
Since we actually went to the Moon, it is idle to imagine otherwise. We weren't entirely sure we could do it, either, but we were not going to give up without a supreme effort. You have no idea of the morale of the program. Your scenario is a pipe dream.
Did I ask this? Are you old enough to have witnessed these historical events? Or are you coming to your skepticism because you don't know anything first hand?