I had an engineer coworker who didn't believe it happened. Here is why I think he held that opinion: He's the son of a politician who acquired power by pushing

I had an engineer coworker who didn't believe it happened. Here is why I think he held that opinion: He's the son of a politician who acquired power by pushing a fringe but appealing version of a series of events. The difference between the way he talked about it vs the news I read was revealing: it appealed to paranoia thinking but in a very inviting way. It actually fostered interest, a feeling you're in-group, and a us-vs-them mentality. I think that's the culture he grew up in; where you can uphold an illogical opinion loudly, seeking a debate just for the sake of being at the center. There is no such thing as bad press they say. And it worked! For a whole 3 weeks we only talked about the moon landings. We reviewed the Apollo transcripts, moon rocks, papers, telescope images of rovers tracks, catadioptric devices. He had an answer for everything! In the end I had enough, said let's agree to disagree, that he was a clown but a friendly one. It sort of worked for him IMHO. I'm hearing he has transitioned to sales; where you go see someone who has a very different opinion than you about who belongs their own money. I'm positive he'll be just fine.