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This particular theory is insane drivel; however, there are many people who believe that the Moon landing was faked. During lunch a couple of months ago, I was
by Jun8 14y ago
This particular theory is insane drivel; however, there are many people who believe that the Moon landing was faked. During lunch a couple of months ago, I was surprised that my Chinese colleagues had this belief, too; they told me that this was common "knowledge" in China.
People build interesting belief networks, with sometimes ludicrous conclusions, e.g. the allegation a couple of years ago that Mossad was behind the shark attacks in Egypt (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336777/Egypt-shark-attack-Come-waters-lovely-says-Sharm-el-Sheikh-tourism-chief.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336777/Egypt-shark-...)
- zdw 14y agoOften the Chinese state would fail to correct, or even tacitly endorse, falsehoods that made the western world look bad. One other example: pre-Obama, the fact that the US had not had a black president was frequently brought up to prove that our society still embraced racism.