Artemis II just proved it again - humans can leave Earth, travel to the Moon, and come home safely, and it was incredible to watch. I’m genuinely glad to see the crew back home safe. Most of us followed the mission, watched the photos come in, and felt a real sense of pride seeing four astronauts travel around the Moon and return to Earth. This is exactly what Artemis is meant to do - test the system, prove it works, and prepare the way for putting boots back on the lunar surface. And yes, back on the Moon. Six Apollo missions landed twelve men on the Moon. That isn’t a theory. It isn’t up for debate. It’s an objective fact - an epic achievement for all humanity, and a point of pride for the United States and the world of science and engineering. And it doesn’t need approval from comment sections. Scroll through any Artemis post and you’ll see it - the same flood of disgusting denial that’s been recycled for decades. Moon landing deniers. Flat Earthers. Zombie conspiracies. Same script. Same claims. Same refusal to engage with reality. There’s no real exchange happening because that would require a willingness to process evidence. Instead, it’s preloaded conclusions looking for support. NASA “lies,” space is “fake,” rockets “can’t leave,” the Moon is a “light under a dome.” The Van Allen belts are framed as an unavoidable death barrier. Speeds and temperatures get thrown around like big numbers are supposed to be frightening instead of understood. None of it holds up. Every bit of it has been answered - with physics, data, direct observation, engineering, and missions from multiple countries. Repeatedly. For decades. They’ve heard it. They ignore it. And then they come right back with the exact same script. Like zombies. “Braaaains…” So when you see replies that are short, sharp, even insulting, it’s pattern recognition. The answers have already been given. Nothing changes. What we’re dealing with isn’t skepticism. It’s conspiracy addiction. These are conspiracy addicts repeating a script they didn’t write, defending conclusions they never tested, and rejecting evidence they never seriously considered. For some, it comes from a misinterpretation of religious texts. For others, it’s a generalized distrust of science and authority. And for others, there’s no softer way to put it - it’s willful ignorance, combined with a refusal to engage with the evidence in front of them. And, worst, they lie. They Gotta Lie To Deny. If someone actually brings something new - something original, something that hasn’t already been dismantled a hundred times over - I’ll engage. Gladly. I’ll even applaud it. But that never happens. What shows up instead is the same recycled denial, dressed up as skepticism, repeated endlessly by people who decided the answer first and are now working backwards to justify it. And after watching this mission unfold, anyone who thought these groups were fringe or fading just got a very clear reminder: They’re still here. They’re still loud. And they’re still saying the exact same things they were saying 20, 30, 50 years ago. Artemis didn’t just test hardware. It exposed, once again, just how persistent these zombie conspiracies are - and how resistant some people can be to reality. May those who deny perish, as those who seek to advance move forward with our next steps back into human space travel.