William McCraney
English 101
Professor Intihar
14 September 2015
Why Do People Believe in the Hollow Moon and Related Theories? Conspiracy theories are labelled by many as crazy. The people who believe them are labelled as even more crazy. What is it about these theories that draw people in and make them believe something that seems so ridiculous? What does believing in these theories do to people? Over the course of this paper, I hope to explain many of the reasons that people believe, and many of the effects of believing at least one branch of these conspiracy theories. The branch in question being the Hollow Moon Theory and theories related to it including the Artificial Moon Theory and the Spaceship Moon Theory. Jumping right in, there are quite a good number of reasons that people believe in the Hollow Moon Theory. One simple cause is our lack of knowledge about the moon. Although we have had the Apollo missions and NASA has done their research, we really do not know that much about the moon. This makes it a whole lot easier to fill in the blanks with conspiracy theories. Furthermore, many believe the moon landings to have been elaborate hoaxes which, if they really are, means that we know even less about the moon than we are lead to believe. Another cause is that there is actual evidence to support the theory. NASA has studied the moon, and Noel Huntley points out that they have noticed that when an object strikes the moon (e.g. a meteor), it has echoing seismic
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? A conspiracy theory is the belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event (Webster Dictionary). Area 51 is one of the most world renown conspiracy theories. The origin of the name “Area 51” is unclear and has not been found, although many people believe it comes from some kind of nuclear weapon coding. Conspiracies have always captured people because they give many different scenarios to an event that occurred. The conspiracy on Area 51 has been rumored since the early 1960s; there are many witnesses including the military, police, and people who live in Nevada. After looking further into this conspiracy, one can find that there are a lot of
Another observation conspiracy theorists viewed while watching the Apollo mission was the lack of creators
Any discussion on this conspiracy, however, will not be complete without talking what went and goes on in Roswell, New Mexico, or better known as Area 51. Area 51 is known to be a US Military Base where 75 miles away, there reported to be a UFO crash landing on July 2, 1947 that left an exceptional amount of debris all over the area. The Roswell Army Air Field reported that they recovered a “flying disc” but a few hours after this information was released, the government immediately said it was a “weather balloon.” RAAF even reported having recovered alien bodies but as expected, the government denied again and simply stated that it was the military men’s trauma from accidents. Countless witnesses during and after the reported crash date have confirmed seeing flying objects, crop circles and usual activity within the area. Area 51 is now conspired to be a place where they examine evidences of alien bodies, UFO crashes, etc, but the government refuses to confirm and have denied these allegations. More than sightings, as promised, let me take you in on one of the craziest abduction stories.
Ever heard a story so outlandish that you start to wonder if that could possibly ever happen. Well you’ve just been told a conspiracy theory, but do not worry. Many people don’t just wonder about them, they believe in them. There is a great many reason of why this is, there have even been studies done on it. Many scientists concede that people believe in conspiracy theories because they have some uncertainty or fear with in them, and the conspiracy is a way to relieve themselves. They also believe that mistrust has a huge roll in people believing, especially mistrust in huge corporations and big bodies of power such as the government. But fear and mistrust aren’t the only reasons. People also just love a good story, something that is complex and has a lot of action. I mean no one goes to the movie to see a movie about paint drying. They want drama, romance, and lots of action. That’s why people are so compelled into believing conspiracy theories.
Conspiracy theories are everywhere. It seems that for every event in to have taken place in history, there is a group of individuals saying that it is a government conspiracy. There are conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11 attacks, presidential assassinations, Area 51, Jimmy Hoffa, the English crown and Elvis. The list is endless. In this paper we are going to discuss the moon landing conspiracy. Apparently there are people who believe the entire moon landing was a hoax. They believe that we did not actually land on the moon, but produced the event in a movie studio so that we would be able to beat Russia in the great “Space Race”. These people have taken all the evidence from the moon landing and analyzed ever aspect and tried to
This can cause people to hear or see things that did not happen and thereby making their testimonies invalid. A news reporter from Dallas said, “I remember interviewing people that said they saw certain things; some did, some didn’t. Even then there were people making up things.” (Reitzes). The Grassy Knolls theory was not the only conspiracy to be called invalid. Theories that London B Johnson, the military industrial complex, and the mob have also been conspiracies that have been debunked, but there is still one theory out there that may never been proven or disproven (Patterson). The idea that the CIA was somehow involved in JFK’s assassination is an issue that may never be fully uncovered. The mismanagement of the investigation of the case left many holes that may never be filled.
People around the globe are familiar with the triumphant words, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” However, nearly 20% (Russo) believe they were not said up in space, but in a set created by Americans unable to get to the actual moon. It’s concerning that some people think the moon landing was faked, and the conspiracy is starting to become a global issue. The lunar landing was not a hoax.
Conspiracy theories have been around since the beginning of time. When NASA sent the first landed on the moon, there are people who believed that NASA faked the moon landings. Men, such as Bill Kaysing, the Flat Earth Society, and Davie Groves, and Bart Sibrel, have written books, delivered lectures, and made videos about why they believed NASA faked the moon landings. Based on their observations which include no stars in their pictures, NASA's drive to beat the Russians to the moon, and a way to distract people from the Vietnam war, the group believes that the moon landings were faked.
Has it ever occurred to you that the moon is alien based and that is why humans haven’t been back to the moon? It is suggested that NASA has known for years that aliens inhabit the moon. The aliens have used the dark side of the moon to establish a base, develop landing areas, create buildings, and towers, in which, they monitor life on earth. NASA claims that they have not been back to the moon because they simple don’t have the funding. How true can that possible be when they have launched the Kepler Telescope and three different rovers to Mars? The reason it is believed that man has not been back to the moon is because it has been suggested that there is alien life on the moon.
The "Moon Hoax" has been around since 1835, when the New York Sun printed an article about this whole ordeal. The New York Sun used and credited Sir John Herschel, who was a British Astronomer. Herschel claimed that he had tried out a new type of telescope on the Cape of Good Hope in January of 1834. While in Cape Town, he said he'd set up an Observatory. Using this, he claimed to have observed what he thought of as the "Real" Moon. He claimed to have seen vegetation, bodies of water, and living creatures. He also said he had seen "Bat People" who were described as being furry winged men. This took the People at a shock, and the "Evidence" and science astounded them. So many began to believe this is true.
Hoaxes have been around since the middle ages, around early 1600’s. A hoax is a humorous or malicious deception. People believe in hoaxes because the more they read or hear (whether it’s a reliable source or not) the more legitimate it becomes. A perfect example of a hoax from history is the “Alien Autopsy Film” by Ray Santilli. This famous hoax was created in 1995. We doubted our gut when people around us had a different claim. Hypothesis-testing bias is when people look for ways to prove a theory right, instead of proving it wrong.
Extraterrestrial encounters of all forms and kinds leave some kind of evidence whether it is physical or non tangible evidence like a person’s story of seeing a flying saucer or possesses photos of the unidentified flying object. These forms of evidence aren’t always the most reliable as many are reported false and considered hoaxes. Ever since the incident at Roswell, any information or evidence that proves other worldly existence automatically becomes the center of attention and can bring an individual fame and even
Area 51. The Faked Moon Landing. The Illuminati. While I can neither confirm nor deny if any of these conspiracy theories are true, one thing that remains a fact is my fascination with conspiracy theories. I see conspiracy theories as another outlook on the world and certain events. With each theory, my curiosity reaches a new peak as I immerse myself into the grey area of the Venn diagram of fact and fiction. There is a feeling of ecstasy when making the connections between supposedly unrelated events, like putting together the pieces of a puzzle that I did not know existed.
The first argument from the hoaxers is why objects that are in the Lunar Module’s shadow are apparently illuminated, like Buzz Aldrin climbing down to the surface in this picture. There has to be another light source. Well, there doesn’t. Moon dust, properly called regolith, is pretty reflective, and the sunlight hitting the Moon isn’t passing through and being dulled by an atmosphere. When that unfiltered sunlight hits the regolith, it reflects almost as though off a mirror, shedding light on anything nearby, which in this case means Aldrin’s descending form.
Some people believe there are conspiracies out there. If you go around and ask random people about certain conspiracies they will say one of three things: “ I have never heard of this event.”, “That event never happened. That does not even sound realistic.”, or “ This event definitely did occur. You just do not see any proof because the government destroyed all proof and paperwork.” People will naturally have different opinions. I believe these events have to exist. There are too many cover ups and boring actions in life for there not to be anything out there that is not true, even if it does sound weird, such as the Project Monarch coverup. Threw the history, why the “mind control” was implemented, and the stages. I do believe.