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clipka wrote:
> It is interesting and might be an explanation, to think that "Moon Hoaxers" were
> actually kids back then, and the idea that people might actually be walking on
> the moon shattered their - literally - childish beliefs about the universe to
> such an extent that they simply refused to believe, and continue to do so to
> this day.
That's freaking batshit insane! They can't deal with a new idea so they
come up with all sorts of crap to discredit it. Don't understand why
they can't simply deal with an achievement.
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~Mike
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Mike Raiford <"m[raiford]!at"@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's freaking batshit insane! They can't deal with a new idea so they
> come up with all sorts of crap to discredit it. Don't understand why
> they can't simply deal with an achievement.
It's a psychological thing: Believing what the government tells you,
especially about awesome achievements, is being submissive, gullible and
controllable. If you believe what they say, you are just part of the gray
mass of people, cattle.
The conspiracy theorists want to be different. They don't want to be
submissive nor gullible, they don't want to be mind-controlled by anyone's
lies. They want to be part of the minority who knows better. They want to
think with their own brains, rather than being force-fed "truths" by others.
They want to be important.
Ironically, by believing and defending the ridiculous conspiracy theories
they are doing exactly what they wanted to avoid: In other words, they are
being gullible and easily manipulatable by others.
--
- Warp
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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
news:vot3t41sou7emuiojljgv6vi6uvrvlsqam@4ax.com...
> It is not that much more southerly than the south of the UK but I suppose
the
> air is clearer than the cities that I've lived in. You need to go south to
> really see the Milky Way.
like way freakin' in the middle of nowhere .... deep in the outback perhaps.
that WOULD be cool!
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clipka <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> If you don't *want* to believe, you can always construct a theory that will
> allow you not to.
Conspiracy theories are a religion.
http://warp.povusers.org/grrr/ConspiracyTheoryReligions.html
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- Warp
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Jim Holsenback <jho### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
> news:vot3t41sou7emuiojljgv6vi6uvrvlsqam@4ax.com...
> > It is not that much more southerly than the south of the UK but I suppose
> the
> > air is clearer than the cities that I've lived in. You need to go south to
> > really see the Milky Way.
> like way freakin' in the middle of nowhere .... deep in the outback perhaps.
> that WOULD be cool!
What would be really cool is to go with a boat to the middle of southern
Pacific Ocean, as far from civilization as possible, on a clear night, and
turn all lights off.
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- Warp
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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> What would be really cool is to go with a boat to the middle of southern
> Pacific Ocean, as far from civilization as possible, on a clear night, and
> turn all lights off.
Or to have lived just a couple of generations ago.
- Ricky
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Warp wrote:
> Conspiracy theories are a religion.
>
> http://warp.povusers.org/grrr/ConspiracyTheoryReligions.html
>
Interestingly, one thing I have noticed is that many people who are very
religious also seem to believe some sort of conspiracy theory. It's a
strange connection I've observed over the years. You will have someone
who very much believes in the bible, and at the same time will tell you
with a straight face that we've already been in contact with aliens, and
the government is covering it all up.
It's interesting, I wonder if there's any relation at all...
--
~Mike
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
news:49d23033@news.povray.org...
> What would be really cool is to go with a boat to the middle of southern
> Pacific Ocean, as far from civilization as possible, on a clear night, and
> turn all lights off.
Yes indeed that would be nice ..... closest I've come was Indian Ocean in
1973 on board the Kitty Hawk
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:48:37 -0400, "Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] hotmailcom>
wrote:
>"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message
>news:vot3t41sou7emuiojljgv6vi6uvrvlsqam@4ax.com...
>> It is not that much more southerly than the south of the UK but I suppose
>the
>> air is clearer than the cities that I've lived in. You need to go south to
>> really see the Milky Way.
>
>like way freakin' in the middle of nowhere .... deep in the outback perhaps.
>that WOULD be cool!
>
Somewhere between Dubbo NSW and Sydney.
Actually the sky was a bit overdone IMO ;)
--
Regards
Stephen
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Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> The conspiracy theorists want to be different. They don't want to be
> submissive nor gullible, they don't want to be mind-controlled by anyone's
> lies. They want to be part of the minority who knows better. They want to
> think with their own brains, rather than being force-fed "truths" by others.
> They want to be important.
>
Damn right! That's how I feel about my own knowledge of POV-Ray, vs. the
documentation and the newsgroup LIES masquerading as 'suggestions and tips.' I
*know* I know better.
;-P
KW
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