AntiSpore Creationist Site Revealed as a Rick Roll
AntiSpore Creationist Site Revealed as a Rick Roll
September 11, 2008
Yesterday GamePolitics covered AntiSpore, an apparent Creationist site bent on attacking the evolutionary message inherent in Will Wright's best-selling Spore.
We noted that there was some suspicion that the over-the-top blog was a hoax. And so it was. In today's entry the author starts out with a lengthy diatribe on her religious views:
I think part of the problem that is going on here is that the bulk of you are ignorant as to the word of God. I don’t have these beliefs just because I want to, I have them because they are the beliefs that I was raised in. I understand that everyone didn’t have the chance to be taught these things, and learn about God as my family did so if I am going to have this kind of attention I should use it to help teach others about the words of God that helped to shape me into the woman I am today...
...and then goes on to quote biblical passages from the Book of Genesis:
...But the Bible teaches us that God was not done with man. For we were His creation and He then spoke to Noah in Genesis 8:21-27 after the flood.
“21. The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never gonna give you up.
22. “Never gonna let you down.”
23.”Never gonna run around and desert you.”
24. “Never gonna make you cry.”
25. “Never gonna say goodbye.”
26. “Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you.”
27.”Never truly believe anything you read on the Internet. There will always be cases of Poe’s Law.”
So - a very clever Rickroll, indeed!
Now, the only remaining question is: who pulled this off? To find out that AntiSpore was an EA marketing stunt would be disappointing. Otherwise, Bravo!
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Posted 11/07/09 at 04:27pm
ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:26pm
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:23pm
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:18pm
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
Posted 11/07/09 at 03:34pm
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:58am
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:56am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:51am
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:48am
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:11am
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:07am
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:05am
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:03am
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:56am
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:45am
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:37am
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:36am
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:32am
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:30am
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:44am
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
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Poe's law people. It'll always happen. Some people can't tell the difference between Wesboro and Landover Baptist church.
If you scroll down the comments at #354 someone proclaiming to be the admin has said that his/her site was hacked. I'm rather skeptical though.
Keep scrolling, and you'll see even more 'admin' posts.
Ah, the good old "I was hacked" trick, good for extending your hoax's life and getting people back for more trolling....
If it was a hack, I have to ask why the post claiming a hack was removed (check for yourself) and the post is still up. In fact, as of right now, there's only one "admin" reply.
Yeah I'd count that as an EPIC WIN.
Seriously this crap with rick roll is getting old. I can't go on youtube any more without someone doing this stupid prank anymore. @#$%ing aye dude. This is joke is not funny anymore.
Rick Rolling is always funny
Jack Trolling is never funny
Forced memes are not funny. Rickrolling, therefore, is not funny.
You are wrong.
We will have to agree to disagree about Rick Rolling
We can agree, however, on Jack Trolling ;)
Most of the memes that /b/tards start are decidedly unfunny. They're even less amusing when they're overplayed and spammed on nearly every discussion thread there (which is most of the time).
That said, rick-rolling CAN be funny, if it's done well - if you really didn't see it coming. This one was reasonably well-done.
Trolling Jack is always funny
Fixed it for you, junk like a RR loses its so called humor the more people keep overusing and overdoing it....
No, like all memes, they're good in moderation. Now Rick Rolling is just plain annoying and JT trolling is almost always worth a chuckle.
I've never found it particularly funny, but I do like the song.
You know, I never was phased much when I got the Rick Roll. Maybe because I heard the song so many times before. When I was a little kid my dad bought me an 80's mixtape from the flea market. Rick Astley's song was in it.
Damnit, I was actually hoping this was fully real. Love bible thumpers when they get a wild hair up thier ass and do things like this.
Did do a bit of quick searching. Site was registered on GoDaddy via a site called 'Domains by Proxy', which hides personal information when creating sites. So it seems the persons intent from the begining was to Rickroll. No clue, however, if it is EA or not. Somehow, I doubt even EA would be evil enough for this XD
Actually, I was pretty certain it was a joke, and am relieved it turned out to be. I'm sick to death of the "bible thumpers" who "get a wild hair up their asses and do things like this" ruining the reputation of Christians in general who often end up lumped together with those extremist whackos.
"I'm not responcabel fer my comuter's spleling errnors." -- Xlorep DarkHelm
Here here. I couldn't agree more.
i have to kept laughing becuse that was great haha and mean ...mean person lol
thanks
Zaruka
It was me. I did it.
Of course it was, it's always anonymous doing this crazy shit and it's all for the lulz IIRC.
I just love what Brian Griffin said about this song. It pretty much summed-up my own thoughts on it.:
"This is a song by a gay guy."
Nuff said.
Oh, well played Mr. Whoever-You-Are.
I was half expecting this to be a rick roll and the other half saying this was just your average troll. I have to admit though, even though one of my halfs was right, it still made me chuckle
I always love to yell at someone to make my day, and I did when this first came up. But GP didn't fall for it, so nice job. The sad this is that there are people who truly believe the same things as this website intended.
I thought it was a parody, didn't occur to me it would be a Rickroll. I just thought it would be one of those parody sites like shellytherepublican.com
the best part is the comments by people who clearly didn't get the joke.
I'm gald I'm one of the people who called this hoax.
A subtle Rickroll, well played.
The funny part is that most of the comments are by people who actually think its real. The sad part is that their are comments by people who read the full post AND still think the other posts are real.
In order to be a satire it has to be just a little bit over the top. This is not - it's exactly what the ACTUAL creationists believe, and as such it serves them more than it serves rationality. If this is intended as satire I think the author needs to read Kurt Vonnegut's 'Mother Night', because this sort of foolishness does more harm than good.
Yes and no. The site is similar to how the hard liners work, but the wording is off.
A well done Rickroll.
we'll just have to see if it was a hacker or what. Its probably just someone doing something to something to cause a stir, and now they got that attention, they decided to rick roll. Again, we'll never know, but it was hilarious.
Whew, glad it wasn't a real idiot. Unfortunately there's people even more stupid that aren't joking.
Really, those horrible monster creationists. Yeah. How dare they. *cough*
I'm still not sure I understand the animosity towards us. It just goes to show that societies never truly become tolerant, they just change their objects of prejudice.
A creationist complaining about intolerance.
Thats cute.
To make my reply somemore than a snarky remark I'll explain the animosity often expressed. It generally stems from the animosity and persecution that the most vocal of creationists pressured upon those who do/did not believe as they.
Not all, but the most vocal and vehement have left a stain upon your reputation. It was the church that first lashed out against Science, not the other way around, and people on both side bear grudges.
All I can say is that there are rotten people everywhere who do nasty things in the name of some cause or another. That doesn't explain why there's an exceptionally vocal backlash against creationists. Seriously, some of the stuff people complain about happened hundreds of years ago.
"Poe's Law"?
Huh. That's a new term for me.
"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake for the genuine article." ~Nathan Poe, Christianforums.com
http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Poe's_Law
The most depressing part of that site is the response from so called gamers, especially the sheer number of idiots who haven't even read the post before commenting.
My thought exactly.
It's actually a bit frightening to see so many dimwits VISIBLY missing out on an entire section of the blog post, only to then bash it, point by point, never realising how fooled they've been..
But on the other hand, it's good lulz. Stupidity never gets old, after all!
Great rickroll or greatest rickroll?
You know which gaming-related website I wish was a hoax? The "All I want for Xmas is a PSP" blog. Terrible, terrible viral marketing, Sony. And now for some weird reason, the url re-directs to the Haagen-Dazs website.
High-fives all around.
No, Luke, I AM the Walrus
I find it hilarious that people "read it in a book" and therefor it must be true.
Come on, just because a book says something does not make it fact, using that as your sole argument against evolution because the bible doesn't say it is so, does not overpower thousands of experiements that indicate evolution is reality, thousands of books with evidence to support them backing evolution. Find a shred of evidence that creation was done without evolution, that the way the bible puts it is all there is. Can people really be this stupid, are they really that afraid to open their eyes, are they so terrified that they could be wrong. Come on people over 2/3rds the population are not god fearing, so god must suck at marketing.
I don't care if people believe in god or not, just don't make an argument against something because one book that has been rewritten constantly over the years to meld to the latest political views. The bible does not tell you about computers, but guess what they exist. It doesn't mention man visiting the moon, in fact it indicates that the moon is not real because you could build a tower to heaven ofcourse that would upset god.
oh dude never funny
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