Send Ralph René to the Moon Foundation

=====It is 1969, and most of the greatest minds in the country -- and the world -- are witnessing a new era in science, technology, and civilization. Two of the greatest powers in the history of the world have been engaged in a race to be the first to land human beings on the surface of the moon. Ultimately, one of these two nations is finally named the winner; all of humanity wins the prizes that result from the contest. Even into 2007, advances in science and technology spawned by the space race continue to benefit the entire planet.
=====Despite the scientific benefits and advances in technology that exist because of NASA's missions to the moon, into the solar system, and beyond -- resulting in things like the international space station -- there are people who believe that these historic events never actually took place. These people believe that all space missions, from the first lunar landing to the missions to the space station, have all been faked. They believe that these events have been faked because they believe these events are impossible. These brave and revolutionary thinkers believe these events are impossible, even in the face of irrefutable evidence and undeniable proof. These skeptical individuals, like the NASA scientists themselves, spend their lives pondering and writing about the perils and problems of space travel. Unlike the NASA scientists, however, the skeptics do not use real science, research, logic, common sense, years of academic study, decades of field experience and research, decades of technological development and understanding, or care about the importance peer review. Skeptics, such as Ralph René, are a special breed, indeed.
=====Ralph René is the publisher of several books supporting various conspiracy theories. René's favorite conspiracy has always been the supposed hoax that was the moon landing. René likes to employ bizarre logic and point to nonsensical pieces of information to support his mind-numbing, suicide-inducing claims. No matter what evidence, or straight-up proof, is presented to René, he remains strong in his fight for all things mentally devolutionary. A visit to his website, while profoundly depressing, is necessary to fully understand the scope of stubborn ignorance that can exist within the human brain.
=====One might be led to ask, "Aren't people like René clearly just looking for attention? Don't you think these people are simply out of their minds? Shouldn't we just ignore people like René?" My answer to those questions is, without pause, "Yes, yes, and no." I don't believe we should ignore people like, René, or anyone who might evangelize stupidity. The stupidity spread by these seemingly silly characters is easily spread to the populace because most people, similar to René, do not feel like doing their own real research. It is often more fun to believe mysterious and mystical ideas than it is to do research and believe common sense fact. One need only point to the firestorm that is religious practice to support that statement. So, it is not practical to ignore people like René, because these people affect the overall intelligence and cultural demeanor of large pockets of the populace. In fact, in a recent poll, 20% of American Citizens stated that they believe that the moon landing was a hoax concocted by the United States government. The ability for conspiracy theories to sway the thinking of developing minds and to discourage these minds from seeking real, solid information makes people like René a legitimate menace to the respectability, intelligence, development, and credibility of the human species.
=====To eradicate the disturbing threat posed by Ralph René and his contemporaries, I think it is the duty of all rational human beings on the face of the planet to finally prove René wrong. All rational avenues -- such as showing René solid evidence, explaining to René why all of his beliefs are scientifically unfounded, and demonstrating laser bouncing technology left on the moon by the first Apollo manned mission -- have been explored in the fight to educate Ralph René. No matter what physical evidence is shown to him and no matter what piece of scientific fact, that contradicts his understandings of the Universe, is given to him, René can always invent some kind of a theory about special effects magic or trick computer technology to explain away the truth. This leaves me with one final option that it seems no one else has considered. We, the rational people of Earth, must literally and physically send Ralph René to the moon.
=====Once on the lunar surface, it is my belief that Ralph René will have to once and for all admit to his cartoon-like logic. No matter what kind of story he tries to use to explain away his physical presence on the moon, René will ultimately have to come to terms with the reality of his predicament -- that or we just won't bring him back. Being on the moon, like the original astronauts, will also fill René with an apologetic, humbling embarrassment that would hopefully be so powerful, that it spills over and destroys the hold that such conspiracy theories have on the human mind the world over.
=====I, George Paul Davis III, am asking you, the rational world citizen, to help me meet this goal. Help me send Ralph René to the moon. All that is needed to complete this culturally necessary task is the funding to train and prepare René to attend the next NASA mission. We will also need funding to create a craft to take René from the space station to the surface of the moon and back. If each rational human being on the planet donated five dollars to this righteous fund, it would be only a matter of time before Ralph René was hanging his head in shame, bathed in the unfiltered light of the sun on the shores of the Sea of Tranquility. I believe it is our responsibility to future generations to put an end to this long-standing intellectual cancer. We can do it. Let's send Ralph René to the moon.