On the debate team, constant research is necessary in order to have recent evidence at tournaments. The Number 1 website that we are forbidden from ever using is The Onion. Interestingly enough, the home page calls it, "America's Finest News Source." I find this extremely amusing, because The Onion is infamous for its biased and unreliable sources - yet, it makes great reading for discussions in debate.
The most recent, interesting article released from The Onion discusses Neil Armstrong's landing on the moon. It is claimed that a conspiracy theorist has successfully convinced Armstrong that the lunar landing on the moon was indeed a conspiracy, never really happening. I find this extremely hard to believe. However, this article was very amusing as I sat at my computer at lunch today. I'm not a conspiracy theorist myself, I promise you. But isn't it interesting to consider the possibility that perhaps scientists don't really know everything they say they do? Just like the lunar landing. Do I believe we went to the moon? Yes. However, this article got me thinking of other things that might possibly be over-exaggerated or inaccurate...
Any ideas? E-mail wwatcher21@yahoo.com.
About Me
- Ashtyn
- Ithaca, New York, United States
- In the state of California where 45% of registered voters are registered as Democrats and 20% of voters are registered as Independent, I tend to lean towards the Conservative side of things. I like logical arguments. I like to make a statement. I want to set trends, not follow them. I like politics. Enough said? I am currently a Government Major, French Minor, Law & Society Minor, in my freshman year at Cornell University. I am a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, President of the Junior Panhellenic Council, AXO Sisterhood Chair, and a member of the Roosevelt Insitute policy think tank.
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