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The fact that it’s the US government isn’t the important bit; Armstrong isn’t asking you to trust the government, and his entire argument is explicit, no readin
by iainmerrick 6y ago
The fact that it’s the US government isn’t the important bit; Armstrong isn’t asking you to trust the government, and his entire argument is explicit, no reading between the lines required.
What’s important is the “gigantic fraud involving 400,000 people” part -- clearly establishing that it would have had to be a pretty extreme effort. And rather than just saying “trust us”, he explicitly suggests asking people outside that group, such as scientists from other countries, who would be able to verify whether the moon landing was real.
- lixtra 6y agoHow many people work in the homeopathy industry? You can create that kind of group think were many do believe in what they are doing.
- wilt 6y agoIt all depends how much you dilute them in water i guess :p
- blaser-waffle 6y agoHow many people are standing up and saying it's a scientific truth? How many actually-qualified scientists are backing it up? No one outside of the people shilling those oils, and the fools buying them, think they're real. The fact that you can point to it as an example implies that most people know it's hokum.
- Falling3 6y agoAnd I completely agree with all of that. That doesn't change the fact that "the government wouldn't defraud you" is a horrific argument. And that is one of his points.
- iainmerrick 6y agoI think you need to point to the sentence where he says or even implies that. I can’t see it and neither can the other people responding here. Three of us (when I last looked) pointed out, independently, that he has two main arguments, and “trust the government” isn’t one of them.