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Old 24-March-2008, 06:38 PM
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Hi, hoaxie. Welcome to the board.

haha.. should have expected that after having read the topics here for many many days. only today I noticed the question there.

Anyways, how can you be sure that someone isn't hiding something until you are that person himself??


It depends on the claim. For instance, if one claims that NASA landed on the Moon, but is covering up the existence of giant alien cities there, than one can reject that claim as prima facie absurd unless really good evidence is provided for it.

If if you are that person, than you will always be saying that you are not hiding anything.... so thats it...

And if you are a person (or organization) who is not hiding something, you will say the same thing. So that point is not evidence for anything.

I don't have no evidence to prove that NASA exists or not in the first place.. leave alone what it is hiding or showing off...

If it helps, I have direct personal experience that NASA exists, having spent considerable amounts of time at various NASA facilities in the course of my work. But you can also directly observe NASA space shuttles and the International Space Station, with your own eyes. So, yes, you do have evidence that NASA exists.

Anyway, do you wish to make a specific claim of a space-related conspiracy? In particular, do you have a specific conspiracy claim regarding the Moon?
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Old 25-March-2008, 09:38 AM
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Mind control? No, sorry, not possible (not yet, anyway).
If it were possible the world would be a very different place. I have a very good idea of what a world would look like if mind control were possible- it would not look anything like the mess we find ourselves in today. Why fight would anyone fight wars when they can control minds?
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Old 25-March-2008, 10:00 AM
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Mind control? No, sorry, not possible (not yet, anyway).
If it were possible the world would be a very different place. I have a very good idea of what a world would look like if mind control were possible- it would not look anything like the mess we find ourselves in today. Why fight would anyone fight wars when they can control minds?
Actually...

I went ahead and DL and watched the two humongous videos.

This lady was claiming that Hillary Clinton is a Closet Lesbian that seduced her using Mind Control.

The whole thing was disturbingly hilarious.
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Old 25-March-2008, 11:23 AM
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Heh. I can't even control the colony of hyperactive hamsters in my own mind. How's NASA supposed to accomplish that?

But yeah, I'm not downloading/watching half-gig quicktimes from strange sites, no matter how compelling it claims to be. Wake me when it hits Youtube or something.
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Old 25-March-2008, 01:37 PM
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I went ahead and DL and watched the two humongous videos.

This lady was claiming that Hillary Clinton is a Closet Lesbian that seduced her using Mind Control.

The whole thing was disturbingly hilarious.
You are brave beyond words and we owe you a huge debt. There will be a little something extra in the check this month.

Ok, so wait, NASA has the technology to control minds, such that they can somehow fool thousands of employees and contractors (or billions of people) into thinking we went to the moon when we didn't, and we are using this technology to get Mrs. Clinton dates.

ROFL
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... and we are using this technology to get Mrs. Clinton dates.
Obviously the "controller" reflects the American people. They would rather see emotional conflict than to solve problems.

Otherwise, the controller would have people push for more NASA funding.
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Old 25-March-2008, 01:42 PM
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You are brave beyond words and we owe you a huge debt. There will be a little something extra in the check this month.
As much as I'd love to bask in the glory... I'm afraid I'm not that noble.

I skimmed through only half paying attention.

So you can keep the extra dollar

Isn't that wild though? Getting Hillary women... That's obviously nonsense!
Hillary is at least somewhat decent looking.


Now if they claim Bill used Mind Control to get his dates- then I'd believe it.
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As much as I'd love to bask in the glory... I'm afraid I'm not that noble.

I skimmed through only half paying attention.
It is more than the rest of us bothered doing.
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Well, I'm desperate to spend my entire month's download allowance, just to hear some paranoid-delusional couple sprout patent nonsense. I'm happy to do that and have no allowance left for email, browsing or p... err, other stuff.
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Old 25-March-2008, 06:02 PM
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Yep, NASA's hiding the truth. Always has, always will be. That's what the agency was created for: Conspiracy fodder. Seriously. They just want to play with our minds. NASA exists for no other purpose than to fuel speculation and conspiracy theories. It's the ultimate gov't joke: Spend taxpayer's $$ playing mindgames with them.

And your neighbor is really a sleeper agent from Area 51.
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Old 25-March-2008, 08:07 PM
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Hmmm...I like the way you think, Nadme...Do you have a pamphlet or newsletter I can subscribe to? Moose and Neverfly will pick up the cost of said newsletter for me.

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I believe in mind control.

Whatever the wife says, goes. I might not agree but I just can't help it. The words "yes dear" are involuntarily emitted. Despite prefering to fly the kite on a Sunday, we end up at the outlaws
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Oh.

All these years I had it wrong. I thought it was mime control. Naturally, I was for it.
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Hmmm...I like the way you think, Nadme...Do you have a pamphlet or newsletter I can subscribe to? Moose and Neverfly will pick up the cost of said newsletter for me.

I wouldn't. Remember, I'm a Canadian Paid Disinformation Agent. Do you really think I'd give you accurate invoice instructions?

Heck, are you sure I'm not disinforming you right now?
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All these years I had it wrong. I thought it was mime control. Naturally, I was for it.
Of all the things I've ever lost, I miss my mime the least.
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All these years I had it wrong. I thought it was mime control. Naturally, I was for it.
I hadn't heard of mime control. I believe I've seen it though.
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Old 26-March-2008, 04:37 AM
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Whatever the wife says, goes. I might not agree but I just can't help it. The words "yes dear" are involuntarily emitted. Despite prefering to fly the kite on a Sunday, we end up at the outlaws
The most powerful document the Illuminati have: the "honeydew list".

Only Inuits, etc., are free from the control of this pernicious list, since they are north of the DEW line.
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The most powerful document the Illuminati have: the "honeydew list".

Only Inuits, etc., are free from the control of this pernicious list, since they are north of the DEW line.
Oh, dew go on!
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By the way, it has been 3 days and many posts since hoaxie was involved in this thread.
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Old 27-March-2008, 06:37 PM
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And yet it goes on, like it has a life of its own. So was the OP a driveby?
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