So my favorite psuedo-religion is finally going to get it's day to debate it's religious merit. The American Academy of Religion is meeting this weekend in San Diego to discuss the Flying Spaghetti Monster and his noodly appendages.
If you've never heard of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, here is a brief intro:
"An Oregon State physics graduate named Bobby Henderson stepped into the debate by sending a letter to the Kansas School Board. With tongue in cheek, he purported to speak for 10 million followers of a being called the Flying Spaghetti Monster -- and demanded equal time for their views."
"We have evidence that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. None of us, of course, were around to see it, but we have written accounts of it," Henderson wrote. As for scientific evidence to the contrary, "what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage."
I personally think this is great. Having top religous scholars debating about the FSM and it's place in religion could help out in schools and places where religous zelots are trying to push their brand of "holiness" onto students, and push out reasonable scientific facts.
That is an absolutely brillaint story. I love it when people can use the system against itself to expose the hypocracy of others who have self deemed themselves as righteous above others and their believes. GO FSM!!!! I wonder what they will sacrafice to him/her/it??/ Virgins? Marinara sauce??
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Noodly appendages ftw!
By Zeus this is great news!
What the fucking hell?
Can we see this live when it happens? I can't believe this is cereal.
This is fucking great news. Now all we need is a debate of FSM vs. Cthulu
But it's not a monster, it's part of calory controled diet damn it.
sorry 'calorie controlled'.
That is an absolutely brillaint story. I love it when people can use the system against itself to expose the hypocracy of others who have self deemed themselves as righteous above others and their believes. GO FSM!!!! I wonder what they will sacrafice to him/her/it??/ Virgins? Marinara sauce??
I think a good way to measure whether or not something is considered a real religion is whether or not believers have been killed for their beliefs.
So, anybody been killed because they believe in FSM? Anyone willing to die for FSM?
I still want one of those silver ixthus/Darwin fish symbols of FSM. I know they make 'em -- I just haven't gotten around to buying it yet.
Amazing. I'd love to see something like this taught in schools.
Please, let this be taught in schools. It'd be hilarious.
This man is truly a legend. I can has FSM class, plz!
i think this is the first step towards the continued existence of our species. you keep on bringing the good news my good blehman
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