Re: Moon landing Hoax

["John S. Denker" <jsd@MONMOUTH.COM>]

At 02:20 PM 2/20/01 -0700, Jim Green wrote:
> > clips and examples they showed.  Can anyone help with facts to counter this
> > stupid show?  Thanks,
>
> What I would _not_ teach them is that when scientific data is presented
> that counters the accepted story, one does not call that data "stupid" and
> try to prove it clearly false.

Scientific data?  What scientific data?

> I saw the FOX program and thought it would be an excellent platform to
> teach good science methods.

I would say it was an object lesson in appalling scientific methods.  This
starts with suppressing key data while presenting artfully selected data,
mischaracterising the data, misquoting key participants, failing to
properly consider competing hypotheses, et cetera.

  http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html

>   It was filled with persuasive data that could
> bear close scrutiny in order to teach how to approach science.

Hogwash.

> I wonder if anyone taped it or if a tape could be requested -- and
> excellent program.

This brings new meaning to the word "excellent".

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I've got news for everybody:

*) Neil Armstrong went to the moon.

*) Oswald shot Kennedy.

*) Laetrile does not cure cancer.

*) AIDS is a consequence of HIV

*) Cigarettes are bad for you.

*) Elvis is dead.