Action Required. Response to the Rise Of Atheism Convention DDoS attack.
26Oct. 09
Here’s your chance to help spread the word about the ‘Rise Of Atheism Convention’ using a little cheeky humour.
Please join this Facebook group, and list yourself down as attending this Facebook event.
As you may already be aware, recently the Atheist Foundation of Australia and the Global Atheist Convention websites were the target of a significant DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack, which began on Monday 19 October.
This is a call to all non-believers and advocates for freedom of speech to join us in a global co-ordinated minute of prayer with the aim of inundating God (in this context, the Christian god, God, as distinct from the Greek god, Zeus, the Egyptian god, Ra etc etc) with so many useless prayers that it causes his divineness to go offline as as result of our own DDoS (‘Divine’ Denial of Service).
The prayer minute will be at exactly 8pm (Eastern Standard Time) and 9am (Greenwich Mean Time) on Sunday 8 November 2009.
The prayer can be about anything you want (but say it as frequently as possible in the minute we have assigned to ensure DDoS is achieved) or to whomever god you want. Its mostly directed at the Christian god so as to ensure we don’t get too many return to senders from other gods.
Do what you can to spread the word and lets get the numbers up to HUGE levels. Its your chance to further the cause of freethought, free speech and freedom from religion. Don’t forget to link to the convention website– http://atheistconvention.org.au
Also ensure you add your links to the comments so more people see it.
Get to it soldiers ;)
October 26th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
The word is getting out there (i think thanks to Jason). PZ Meyers over at Pharyngula has just posted about the event!
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/10/the_atheists_revenge.php
October 26th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
this is great! I’m spreading the word!
October 26th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Also the Rational Response Squad are on the case!
http://www.rationalresponders.com/atheists_perform_ddos_me_divine_denial_service
October 26th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I’ve Tweeted it, posted it on Facebook, and I intend to plug it in the next episode of the Nonsense Podcast. What an absolutely fantastic idea!
October 27th, 2009 at 1:05 am
I guess I am being obtuse.
I completely don’t get this.
Why would we pray to something that doesnt exist? Why wouldnt this just be cast as “see? atheists really do believe in god and now are trying to thwart him”? Why would an all powerful being even notice this event?
I know its a goof, but I think it just strengthens the idea that atheists arent really atheists, but more denialists.
October 27th, 2009 at 9:18 am
I guess it’s for irony. Some people find that funny. Some do not.
October 27th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
We should enjoy reveling in the many inherent contradictions and hypocrisies of the campaign. It’s a total mock campaign, we are mocking those idiots who hacked the websites which only resulted in more publicity for the convention.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I started the group because the concept mirrors the many contradictions throughout religion. The very fact that this whole event makes no sense is kind of the point. The fact that some people will get the subtlety while others think it falls into their laps is also the point. Think of it as a long lost Monty Python sketch.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
So if as a result, after 8pm Nov 8, there are world-wide earthquakes and floods, and a general lack of “divinity”, should we take that as a victory or a defeat??! :-)
Rob.