Q: "What is the motive behind this Conspiracy?"
A: Although their main objective can only be speculated upon, the most favored theory is that of financial gain. In a nutshell, it would logically cost much less to fake a space program than to actually have one, so those in on the Conspiracy profit from the funding NASA and other space agencies receive from the government.
Q: "If you're not sure about the motive, why do you say there is a conspiracy?"
A: Well it's quite simple really; if the Earth is in fact flat, then the space agencies must be lying when they say it isn't.
This is a quote from the FAQ. What I dont understand, is IF the earth was so obviously flat, and we RE'ers only believe the earth is round because of all the lies we have been fed by the people we look to for these answers since we were born, why would the government not lie about the earth being flat? As you all say, there is so much more sensorial evidence in our every day lives to suggest that it is flat rather than a speroid, so surely -if they were lying for the sake of financial gain, rather than solely to tell us a lie- then they would tell us something that you all claim is so obvious, and would therefore clearly be more believable. I find the FAQ to be inadequate, it really needs some work