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In 1958, and again in 1962, William Branham said that man would never make it to the moon. This statement is contrary to documented history. | In 1958, and again in 1962, William Branham said that man would never make it to the moon. This statement is contrary to documented history. | ||
=Prophecy= | |||
Handwriting on the wall, March 9, 1958, Jeffersonville, Indiana | Handwriting on the wall, March 9, 1958, Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
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:'''''Look what, all the brag of the communists''', somebody trying to get somebody to the moon. God is trying to get somebody to Heaven. See? But look how they're spending millions and billions and trillions of dollars, in a wasted effort. '''When they get there''', they ain't going to find nothing. What's the matter with them?'' | :'''''Look what, all the brag of the communists''', somebody trying to get somebody to the moon. God is trying to get somebody to Heaven. See? But look how they're spending millions and billions and trillions of dollars, in a wasted effort. '''When they get there''', they ain't going to find nothing. What's the matter with them?'' | ||
=History= | |||
In September 1959, the Soviet Union's unmanned Luna 2 Mission reached the moon. | In September 1959, the Soviet Union's unmanned Luna 2 Mission reached the moon. | ||
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No communist country has yet landed a man on the moon. | No communist country has yet landed a man on the moon. | ||
=[[Cognitive Dissonance]]= | |||
If you don't know what [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] is, please read our article on the subject. You might find that you are suffering from it! | |||
One of the results of [[Cognitive Dissonance|cognitive dissonance]] is that dissonance reduction will often cause the sufferer to look for a simple and easy way to ignore the fact that is causing the dissonance. As a result, quite intelligent people will often settle for answers that are not reasonable, but that will allow the sufferer to ignore the real issue. | |||
In this case, some followers of William Branham resort to conspiracy theory to explain that William Branham's prophecy is correct, in that man never landed on the moon. Instead, it was actually [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories a vast conspiracy perpetrated on the world by the US government]. | |||
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