# Fly Me To The Moon: Is anyone as bothered by this as me? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [July 6, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798 "2024-07-06T03:34:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/41 "2024-07-08T17:56:48Z")
I’ve watched far more stuff debunking flat earters on YouTube than I probably should have, and religious (Christian) people make up a significant proportion of ‘flerfs’. It comes down to them (mis)interpreting the Bible, terms like ‘firmament’ and ‘waters separating the above from the below’ or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/42 "2024-07-08T18:11:23Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > I guess I just have a hard time accepting that otherwise reasonable people will believe the stupidest shit unless religion is involved. > [@iamatractorboy](#): > > and religious (Christian) people make up a significant proportion of ‘flerfs’. Hadn’t heard of them called ‘flerfs’ before. Religion gives people a lot of stupid shit to believe in, but it’s not at all the only cause of people believing stupid shit. Clearly, to some degree humans have a natural propensity to believe in stupid shit. My experience in life among the humans tells me this starts in childhood and enough exposure to strong belief in stupid shit can leave even otherwise reasonable people vulnerable to acceptance of stupid shit later in life. Even the typical fundamentalist Christian or anyone raised in that environment will comprehend the numerous cases where fundamentalist beliefs can be waved away for convenience and they will not easily take up ‘flerfism’. However, the amount of exposure to stupid people who can wave away glaring contradictions in their stupid fundamentalist beliefs is a countering factor that will increase their representation across the wide spectrum of stupid shit stupid people stupidly believe in. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/43 "2024-07-08T18:21:41Z")
I hate conspiracy theories, but I usually don’t make much of a fuss about them. The “Moon landings were a hoax” is an exception, though. People who believe that nonsense are directly insulting my profession (engineering), and I take personal offense. A few years ago I unfriended a RL friend on FB who posted some memes suggesting the Moon landings were a hoax. It pissed me off. I won’t tolerate that level of ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/44 "2024-07-08T19:13:25Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > “When Jesus descends to Earth during the Second Coming, all of the Earth will behold his descent. That can’t happen on a globe, so therefore the Earth is flat.” It never occurs to these people, that, in a world where God can work miracles, that God can’t make it so everyone can see Him? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/45 "2024-07-08T19:36:26Z")
They already made this movie. It had Ron Perlman in it! (Very weird and violent. Kind of funny. not sure if I recommend it or not.) [Moonwalkers (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalkers_(film)) ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/46 "2024-07-08T20:03:47Z")
It doesn’t bother me at all. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/47 "2024-07-08T20:19:57Z")
> [@Limmin](#): > > But then, my hairdresser is too young and uneducated to know (or care about) the cold war. I’m _really curious_ to see what your hair looks like. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/48 "2024-07-08T20:52:01Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m _really curious_ to see what your hair looks like. “Only her hairdresser knows for sure.” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/49 "2024-07-08T21:15:22Z")
If this is a hit, they already have the roots of a sequel: _Let Me Play Among the Stars_, about faking the first interstellar mission. ---
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/50 "2024-07-08T21:15:53Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m _really curious_ to see what your hair looks like. It looks awful, why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/51 "2024-07-11T11:52:39Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > The reason I asked is because what little I’ve watched on TV about these flat-earthers is their biblical fundamentalism. I remember one of them saying, “When Jesus descends to Earth during the Second Coming, all of the Earth will behold his descent. Reminds me of: _“Why, the very idea of Reincarnation is evil hogwash! Any religion that preaches that is a cult of the Devil! When Jesus comes back he’ll show you!”_ ummmm… ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/52 "2024-07-11T12:38:51Z")
Hey, why couldn’t Jesus’ descent take more than 24 hours? Then, everyone could behold it eventually on a globe. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/53 "2024-07-11T12:45:18Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > Hey, why couldn’t Jesus’ descent take more than 24 hours? _Because_: **EARTH HAS 4 CORNER** **SIMULTANEOUS 4-DAY** **TIME CUBE** **WITHIN SINGLE ROTATION.** **4 CORNER DAYS PROVES 1** **DAY 1 GOD** _Also, please keep in mind_: **IGNORANCE OF TIMECUBE4** **SIMPLE MATH IS RETARDATION** **AND EVIL EDUCATION DAMNATION.** **CUBELESS AMERICANS DESERVE -** **AND SHALL BE EXTERMINATED.** ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/54 "2024-07-11T13:11:14Z")
Geez, I just thought it was because if it took that long, Jesus couldn’t take any bathroom breaks. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/55 "2024-07-11T13:58:12Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > Hey, why couldn’t Jesus’ descent take more than 24 hours? Then, everyone could behold it eventually on a globe. Second Coming: The World Tour Get your tickets now! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/56 "2024-07-11T14:12:15Z")
On Jeopardy! the other day, ScarJo read a category, in character from this film, on films about trips to the moon. Interestingly, none of the clues were from _this_ film. Embarrassment? Truth? (I mean, it isn’t about a trip to the moon…) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/57 "2024-07-11T14:19:22Z")
I haven’t forgotten the warning in the film _Interstellar_ that late in this century schools will be teaching that humans never went to the moon. That is scary. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/58 "2024-07-11T14:29:41Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Second Coming: The World Tour > > Get your tickets now I’m sure Ticketmaster will find some way to horn in on it. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/59 "2024-07-11T16:13:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > On Jeopardy! the other day, ScarJo read a category, in character from this film, on films about trips to the moon. Interestingly, none of the clues were from _this_ film. Embarrassment? Truth? (I mean, it isn’t about a trip to the moon…) She was _there_ to promote this film (_Fly Me to the Moon_). Jennings talked about it when introducing the category. ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fly-me-to-the-moon-is-anyone-as-bothered-by-this-as-me/1003798/60 "2024-07-11T16:15:32Z")
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