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I don't know about his recent activity, but he does have a history of pushing conspiracy theories. Most notably he claimed the moon landing was a hoax. That a

I don't know about his recent activity, but he does have a history of pushing conspiracy theories. Most notably he claimed the moon landing was a hoax. That alone has put me off watching his show (as much as I enjoy hearing Carmack speak).

nailer 7y ago
> I don't know about his recent activity, but he does has a history of pushing conspiracy theories. Most notably he claimed the moon landing was a hoax. I subscribe to JRE and this watch it regularly. Rogan has not recently pushed the moon landing was a hoax. I'm not sure where you got that information. Rogan has discussed how he used to think the moon landing was a hoax many years ago and now thinks the moon landing happened. Rogan also talks about how most conspiracy theorists are sad, lonely people.
- SquareWheel 7y ago
  >Rogan has not recently pushed the moon landing was a hoax. I'm not sure where you got that information. You're changing what I said. I said that he previously pushed the view. It's also not hard to find evidence of that. Here's the first result of a Google search where he claims NASA's footage was faked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KT7YlVuKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KT7YlVuKI e: Here's a video debating the topic with Phil Plait. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3ED2E5D5A8D72CD https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3ED2E5D5A8D72CD
  - nailer 7y ago
    > You're changing what I said. Your comment "Most notably he claimed the moon landing was a hoax." is vague about whether Rogan recently has stated the moon landing is a hoax. I've added your full quote in my reply to let people judge for themselves. Further: > pushed the moon landing was a hoax. is not the same as: > It's also not hard to find evidence of that... he claims NASA's footage was faked He does believe some of the footage was faked - there are indeed inconsistencies there that aren't very well explained. That's not the same thing as believing the moon landing didn't occur, which was Joe back in Fear Factor / NewsRadio era. He's 52 now.
Mountain_Skies 7y ago
When he was presented with information to the contrary, instead of digging in, he considered the evidence and changed his view. Most people have things they don't get right the first time. Growth happens when one recognizes such errors, admits to them, and change.
manigandham 7y ago
That was about a decade ago and he's changed his stance since after talking to people like Neil deGrasse Tyson. Joe Rogan represents, quite literally, the average Joe going through life and learning as he goes. If we shun people for ever possibly considering something different then we'll never get to actually connect and change their minds. People are lot more open and resilient than you may consider.

nailer 7y ago

> I don't know about his recent activity, but he does has a history of pushing conspiracy theories. Most notably he claimed the moon landing was a hoax. I subscribe to JRE and this watch it regularly. Rogan has not recently pushed the moon landing was a hoax. I'm not sure where you got that information. Rogan has discussed how he used to think the moon landing was a hoax many years ago and now thinks the moon landing happened. Rogan also talks about how most conspiracy theorists are sad, lonely people.

SquareWheel 7y ago
>Rogan has not recently pushed the moon landing was a hoax. I'm not sure where you got that information. You're changing what I said. I said that he previously pushed the view. It's also not hard to find evidence of that. Here's the first result of a Google search where he claims NASA's footage was faked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KT7YlVuKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KT7YlVuKI e: Here's a video debating the topic with Phil Plait. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3ED2E5D5A8D72CD https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3ED2E5D5A8D72CD
- nailer 7y ago
  > You're changing what I said. Your comment "Most notably he claimed the moon landing was a hoax." is vague about whether Rogan recently has stated the moon landing is a hoax. I've added your full quote in my reply to let people judge for themselves. Further: > pushed the moon landing was a hoax. is not the same as: > It's also not hard to find evidence of that... he claims NASA's footage was faked He does believe some of the footage was faked - there are indeed inconsistencies there that aren't very well explained. That's not the same thing as believing the moon landing didn't occur, which was Joe back in Fear Factor / NewsRadio era. He's 52 now.

Mountain_Skies 7y ago

When he was presented with information to the contrary, instead of digging in, he considered the evidence and changed his view. Most people have things they don't get right the first time. Growth happens when one recognizes such errors, admits to them, and change.

manigandham 7y ago

That was about a decade ago and he's changed his stance since after talking to people like Neil deGrasse Tyson. Joe Rogan represents, quite literally, the average Joe going through life and learning as he goes. If we shun people for ever possibly considering something different then we'll never get to actually connect and change their minds. People are lot more open and resilient than you may consider.