Occam’s Razor and the Moon Landings

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I was looking for a late night Netflix romp last week and came across Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? I passed over this a couple of times but finally bit. After a quick watch, I found the show fairly well put together and produced.

The show makes many arguments:

  1. Why is the flag waving if there is no wind on the moon?
  2. The shadows on the moon were in the wrong spots.
  3. If the Lunar Module lifted off from the moon’s surface, where is evidence of the blast?
  4. By speeding up the footage, the astronauts look like they are on the earth’s surface. The effect of gravity is evident.
  5. The cameras would be impossible to use on the moon’s surface. 
  6. It would be impossible to shield the astronauts from the moon’s radiation. 

There were more. Helmets, footprints, and the technology itself were called into question. An hour long special to sow uncertainty and doubt about one of man’s most extraordinary achievements. Presented in a convincing manner. But at the end of the show, I still couldn’t shake that keeping all of NASA quiet would be close to impossible. To make the theory work, it would take a few thousand people to pull off a faked moon landing. Actors. Multiple sets. Film crew. It might be easier to actually land on the moon, which is where Occam’s Razor comes in. The simplest solution is usually correct.

At the end of the documentary, it does note that the Japanese would have a satellite with a powerful enough camera circling the moon in about ten years. Then, we would know for sure. As this was filmed in 2001, this was pretty easy to check. No waiting involved.

Yes, Neil Armstrong did take one giant leap for mankind.

It’s amazing the leaps some will take to prove a point-even one so incorrect it’s laughable. This is a lesson worth noting in the era of fake news and shoddy reporting. Dig deep. Support those who push to find the truth. Buy a subscription to your favorite magazine of choice. There are some good ones out in the wild.

Notes and Updates:

  • As a side note, I have a number of comments where people chimed in that we never landed on the moon-most of these are bots of sorts but worth calling out the silliness. I deleted all of these. Dare to be great. And believe in miracles.
  • The picture was taken from Nasa, believe this is from the Apollo program.
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