How would somebody trick you into narrating a film that says the sun travels around the earth? [View all]

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But that’s all changed with the release of a trailer that finds Mulgrew’s familiar voice intoning, “Everything we think we know about our universe is wrong,” before a montage of physicists offers vaguely articulated assessments of how unique our planet is, seemingly in support of the idea that everything must therefore revolve around it. Some of them stand before whiteboards with calculations written on them. The evidence is compelling.

However, one of those physicists, Lawrence Krauss, has already come forward to say he has no idea how he ended up in this stupid Geocentrism documentary. In his Slate article, titled “I Have No Idea How I Ended Up In That Stupid Geocentrism Documentary,” Krauss claims that producers must have taken clips of him that were in the public domain, purchased the rights to them from some other production company, or simply deceived him as to what their project was about—a misrepresentation that he sees no need to sue over, lest it “elevate the profile of something that shouldn’t even rise to the level of popular discussion.” Unfortunately, Captain Janeway is in it, so here we are.

But according to Mulgrew, she too was misled. In a post on her Facebook page, the actress addressed that discussion, denying any involvement beyond being a hired gun who maybe should have asked a few more questions:

I understand there has been some controversy about my participation in a documentary called THE PRINCIPLE. Let me assure everyone that I completely agree with the eminent physicist Lawrence Krauss, who was himself misrepresented in the film, and who has written a succinct rebuttal in SLATE. I am not a geocentrist, nor am I in any way a proponent of geocentrism. More importantly, I do not subscribe to anything Robert Sungenis has written regarding science and history and, had I known of his involvement, would most certainly have avoided this documentary. I was a voice for hire, and a misinformed one, at that. I apologize for any confusion that my voice on this trailer may have caused. Kate Mulgrew

Complete article at: http://www.avclub.com/article/star-treks-kate-mulgrew-says-she-was-tricked-narra-203216

See also: http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_25523416/kate-mulgrew-narrating-film-claiming-sun-revolves-around

The film, which will be released this spring, was partially backed by a well known anti-Semitic and far-right conservative, Robert Sungenis, who runs a blog called "Galileo Was Wrong." Scientists such as Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss, and Max Tegmart all appear in the trailer, talking about the Earth's unique characteristics that allow it to sustain life.

So explain this to me, because I am a Blue Dog of little brain: How would somebody trick you into narrating a film that says the sun travels around the earth?

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	Money
	8 (50%)
	Alcohol
	0 (0%)
	Very clever digital editing
	4 (25%)
	She wasn't tricked!
	1 (6%)
	What...you mean the sun doesn't revolve around the earth?
	0 (0%)
	OK wait..a solar eclipse is when the moon comes between the earth and the sun, so a LUNAR eclipse is when the sun comes..no wait..
	1 (6%)
	Who is Kate Mulgrew and why does she look like Captain Janeway?
	0 (0%)
	It's clearly Obama's fault
	0 (0%)
	Other...and if you chose other, you'd better explain
	2 (13%)
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