It isn't as simple as point laser at moon, see light shining back with your own eyes, it requires a big telescope and computers and delicate sensors to detect b

It isn't as simple as point laser at moon, see light shining back with your own eyes, it requires a big telescope and computers and delicate sensors to detect because the moon and earth are so far apart. I mean, if actual pictures of the landing site from LRO don't convince them: https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/628457main1apollo11-670jpg https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/628457main1apo... then a few extra photons returning to the earth won't change their mind. (My personal favorite, in an aesthetic sense, is: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/apollo-15.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/apollo-15.html)