To: IC720 who wrote (1577195 ) 12/15/2025 9:04:02 AM From: Maple MAGA Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1577913 That’s a long list of very different claims being bundled together, and that’s part of the problem. When everything is treated as equally likely, moon landings, climate science, 9/11, elections, medicine, geopolitics, nothing can ever be tested or resolved. It becomes belief vs. belief, not evidence vs. evidence. A few points worth separating: Moon landing – This isn’t a single claim resting on NASA’s word. It’s supported by independent tracking from other countries (including the USSR at the time), lunar samples studied worldwide, retro-reflectors still used today, and thousands of engineers across multiple contractors. Faking that consistently for 50+ years across adversarial nations would be harder than doing it. Climate – Climate policy can absolutely be debated, criticized, and challenged. But physics (CO2 trapping heat) isn’t a vote or a hoax; it’s been measured since the 1800s and independently confirmed by satellites, ocean buoys, and atmospheric data. Disagreeing with policy doesn’t require denying measurement . Population reduction – If there were an organized plan to reduce population by 20–50%, the evidence would be obvious in fertility mandates, food rationing, or forced sterilization programs. Instead, declining birth rates correlate strongly with urbanization, education, and cost of living—trends that are well documented and openly discussed. “They fooled everyone for 50 years” – Scientists are not a single hive mind. They compete, disagree, replicate each other’s work, and build careers by proving others wrong. Long-running falsehoods collapse under that pressure. Real conspiracies tend to be small, short-lived, and leaky. Politics – Calling half the population “brainwashed” doesn’t explain anything; it just replaces analysis with insult. People can disagree strongly without being mind-controlled, evil, or stupid. Healthy skepticism is good. But skepticism without standards, where everything is 50/50 regardless of evidence, ends up being faith, not reason. The real question isn’t “What if everything is a lie?” but “What claims survive independent verification, time, and adversarial scrutiny?” That’s how you avoid being fooled, by governments, media, Martin Armstrong, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones or internet narratives.