The Following is an e-mail I received in response to questioning Bart Sibrel’s motives for his “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon” movie. Red text are the words of Bart Sibrel’s assistant (in response to my e-mail.) Black text are my words as typed in my original e-mail. (Blue text) are my words added for clarification.

Dear [mathyou9],

I am Mr. Sibrel's assistant that responds to e-mails he cannot address immediately.

My comments in CAPS.

Michael Jones
Assistant to Mr. Sibrel

-----Original Message-----
From: [mathyou9]
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 10:46 AM
To: bart@moonmovie.com
Subject: Your motives?


Mr. Sibrel,

I know you must be inundated with e-mail, but I beg you to read and consider this e-mail of mine.

You never cease to amaze me.  Do you realize that the only people who believe your crap are those who don't care to do their own research (they also happen to be uneducated in science, physics, astronomy, etc.)  But for the sake of argument, let's say that your claims are correct, if it is such great news that everyone needs to hear, [regardless of how much you spent in "research,"] wouldn't you offer your information for free (or at cost)?

BELIEVE ME [mathyou9], THE $30 PRICE TAG FOR THE VIDEO DOES NOT BEGIN TO COVER OUR COSTS. A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE MOON WAS MADE AT GREAT EXPENSE. OVER $750,000 HAS BEEN INVESTED IN PRODUCING THE DVDs TO DATE. SELLING 10 COPIES A WEEK DOES NOT BEGIN TO COVER THESE COSTS. INVESTORS NEED TO BE PAID BACK.

Personally I think you have impure motives (i.e., $$$$) especially since that "secret" reel of film that you "uncovered," is not, and never was, secret. After some REAL research, any person will discover that the film has been available (and previously viewed) by the public (yet you offer it as exclusively available from you.)

WE ARE THE FIRST TO MAKE THIS EASILY AVAILABLE. FOR THE REASONS ABOVE, QUESTIONING OUR MOTIVES ON THE BASIS OF $$$ IS ABSURD.

And just how much money are you making off of your new video "Astronauts Gone Wild"?  You seem to only care about making money, not objective research and science.

TO BE HONEST, WE ARE MAKING VERY LITTLE AS WE HAVEN'T SPENT A LOT ON MARKETING IT YET. WE HAVE TWO MORE DVDs COMING OUT AND WE WILL MARKET THEM TOGETHER.

I look forward to hear from you regarding my hypothesis about your motives [$$$] (AND if I don't hear from you that means you are avoiding me because I MUST be right.)  However, take it that I have a virtual Bible with this e-mail, you can reply to me and swear on my virtual Bible that your motives are, indeed, pure. But if you do, I will still not believe you, as you still don't believe the Apollo astronauts who HAVE sworn on your Bible.

-[mathyou9]

(The following post script was given entirely tongue-in-cheek. At that time, the video clip that Bart Sibrel had at his website of Buzz Aldrin punching him was of really low quality. The biggest “anomaly” was a slightly delayed soundtrack. It was because of this sound “anomaly” that I decided to mock Bart Sibrel’s logic and accuse him that said video clip was a hoax. But Bart Sibrel’s assistant did not seem to realize I was kidding, as you will read in his serious response.)

P.S.  I also know you faked the video of Buzz Aldrin punching you, that is, there is an audio anomaly in the clip at your website. The sound does not seemed to be syncronized.  Using your logic (i.e., since I am not smart enough to understand it, no one else possibly could) I have determined that as proof that the video of Aldrin punching you is a hoax.

YOU ARE COMPLETELY MISGUIDED ON THIS. CHECK THE POLICE REPORTS FILED IN BEVERLY HILLS. ENCODING MOVs TO PLAY ON YOUR PLAYER IS NOT FOOLPROOF. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE COMPLETE INCIDENT IT IS ON ASTRONAUTS GONE WILD.

P.P.S.  Again, your lack of reply/response to the matter of this e-mail will be taken as your admission of guilt.  I look forward to hearing from you.

(I think Bart Sibrel’s assistant felt the need to e-mail me to “show me the light,” but also to take me up on my challenge that I would interpret a lack of reply as admission of guilt.)

OF COURSE YOU WILL ACCUSE US OF JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY, BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO WATCH ASTRONAUTS GONE WILD BEFORE SPOUTING OFF LIKE THIS IN SUCH AN ERRONEOUS FASHION. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL BE TAKEN AS AN ADMISSION TO YOUR OWN GUILT IN FAILING TO DO RESEARCH THIS ISSUES PROPERLY PRIOR TO FORMING AN OPINION. THE WHOLE IDEA THAT MEN LANDED ON THE MOON IN 1969 WHEN, IN THE LAST 30 YEARS NO ONE EVEN HAS CLAIMED TO HAVE SENT EVEN A MOUSE MORE THAN 400 MILES FROM THE EARTH, IS JUST ON ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!!