"I'm also absolutely certain that the American government had a contingency plan" - yet of course you have absolutely no evidence for that extraordinary claim.
"I'm not particularly bothered" - you should be, because the idiots who believe in conspiracy theory can vote. They put children off science, it reduces the investments, it stagnates progress.
To say there's overwhelming evidence that the Moon landings happened is a gross understatement. Thousands of photos, hundreds of hours of video, spaceships in museums, Moon rocks unlike anything from Earth, personal testimonies from thousands of people, carefully monitored around the world, and so on.
There's exactly the same amount of evidence that it was fake as there is of a flat earth: zero, zilch, nada. Just some crazy idiots making pathetic claims, which have been debunked over-and-over.
You've probably never been to Australia; do you think that doesn't exist? Are you "on the fence" about it?
What would you think if you met someone who wasn't sure Australia was real? You'd think they were crazy. Apply the same principle to the Moon landings.
(, Wed 14 Feb 2024, 8:01, Reply)
It's the classic opener for a genuine conspiracy nutter who doesn't want to be laughed out the pub. Pretty much same intellectual level.
(, Wed 14 Feb 2024, 11:17, Reply)
I do believe the moon landing took place. But I'd hardly die of shock if it turned out it didn't. Much like I'd hardly die of shock if it turned out the US Government allowed the 9/11 attacks to go ahead as a convenient excuse to go liberating.
(, Wed 14 Feb 2024, 12:11, Reply)