The Conspiracy Theory Thread - This week: Lunar Conspiracy Theories

[radishhead]

Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory - and I've got knowledge of a wide range of them to discuss with you - I'll be making a new one of these every week. :)

I'll post up the facts, and then you have to make your own decision on the matter. This week, I want to talk about a matter that many people have opinions on, as it is a matter of national pride and something that many people on both sides get very passionate about. I am, of course, talking about conspiracies regarding the moon landing in 1969.

However, everyone knows about the most common conspiracy (ie. they never actually landed on the moon), so I'm going to let you discuss that one, while I'm going to throw out some alternative conspiracies that are just as interesting for additional discussion :)

 

- At around 238,655 miles away, the moon is Earth's closest neighbour, and so has become a source of many conspiracies.

- Some theorists believe that the moon landing did occur, but that isn't the real conspiracy.

- One of the most popular is the Moon Structures theory - the idea that when astronauts first landed on the moon, they were greeted with pre-built structures. According to researcher Richard Hoagland, NASA has known about these structures for some time, and they were built by aliens.

- Conspiracy theories believe that NASA tries to hide these by obsessively doctoring images taken by satallites and spaceships.

- Some believe that when NASA's astronauts made it to the moon, they witnessed UFOs during their journeys. Evidence for this is often attributed to the use of the term "Santa Claus" by the astronauts, which is thought to be a code word for UFOs.

- Why would they have seen UFOs near the moon? Some believe that there are secret lunar bases on the moon built by aliens, or even the ruins of an ancient civilisation. 

- Theorists also claim that astronauts such as Neil Armstrong have confirmed one or more of their beliefs. 

- Naturally, skeptics claim these theories are rubbish - after all, if there was alien life on the moon, how could NASA hide it effectively. And even if they could, why would they do it? Theorists respond to these with a variety of theories - the most common of these being that the world's elite repress this knowlege to maintain their global control over the common man.

- This argument between skeptics and theorists has been going on for decades, since it's very hard to prove one way or the other that it is the case.

 

What do you think? Is the moon just a grey rock devoid of life? Or something more? And of course, did NASA successfully get man to land on the moon back in 1969? Feel free to debate that more well known (and arguably more plausable) theory in this thread too :)

Have fun!