Idk what to tell you except that jokes aren’t meant to be taken literally. I tried my best to explain the intent/humor of the joke, but it’s possible that it’s just not your type of humor. Or maybe there’s a language barrier.

> I was told specifically, yes I have heard of it before

You were told a joke.

It seems like that was a joke that relies either on prior knowledge on deductive reasoning, though with how Reddit typically operates, I get why you’d feel defensive.

Just for clarification, the person you replied to is basically saying that the reformation-causing “massive impact” jettisoned pieces of debris out into space, some of which became the moon. Which is to say, even without actually understanding the theory, you are aware of its effects.

In short, no one’s calling you a liar. But seeing the moon does mean you’re familiar with the end result of Massive Impact Theory, even if you didn’t know that’s what you were looking at.

Hey, I thought it was a funny way to reference the theory. Sorry they thought you were attacking them.