Ah… yet another ‘fringe’ religion trying to go main stream. Yet I wonder if you realize that standardized religion was set in place to keep the general masses in line? You see there was no standardized religion in the beginning. It wasn’t until the general populace started to become unruly that anyone decided to slap religion upon them. That way the leaders of the church could easily control those who threatened to topple their empires by creating a set of rules. I find it funny that supposedly only the leaders of these churches commune with “God” or whatever you choose to call your ‘creator’.
To be frank, I find your religion to be quite humorous. I also have something to point out that has been pointed out before… Why is it that your ‘creator’ is a mass of wheat, meat and tomato sauce? What if spaghetti had never been invented? What would you choose to idolize as your ‘creator’ then? I find it sad that you have sucked in these poor, directionless people. I personally find it sad that anyone needs to look to religion to find some sort of meaning to their life. We fear that which we do not understand. It’s simple human nature. If you feel the need to have a god, or goddess, or flying spaghetti monster or whatever run your life for you… fine. I still pitty you.
As for the doctor pointing to the bacteria as “proof” that a flying spaghetti monster exists… Please, don’t feed these people false hope. What you depict is simply a bacterium. Those tendrils or ‘noodles’ as I’m sure you call them, are simply a means of propelling the microbe through fluid. Be that water, blood, whatever. Your ‘pirate’ weatherman? Simply a man who had eye surgery and must wear an eyepatch to protect it from becoming infected. Your swimming ‘FSM’ in Northern California? Kelp. More commonly known as seaweed, but in fact the two are different. And finally… your proof that ‘Pastafarianism’ (which might I add isn’t clever at all) began in Israel? Simply a work of modern art placed in an old temple.
The name ‘Pastafarianism’ is actually a clever play on ‘Rastafarianism’, which was started by a Jamaican man named Rastafari. I find it sad that so many people believe so devoutly in this well thought out and well played joke. To see that so many people fight for this just proves my theory that humans are impulsive, dim-witted creatures that try so desperately to explain that which they can find no plausible answer to by turning to religion.
In closing I must state that the ‘global warming issue’ isn’t an issue at all. In fact the world still hasn’t fully come out of it’s second ice age and the rising tempuratures we are seeing are a result of that. Once more an example of humans fearing that which they do not understand. We try to explain things that frighten us. It is simply human nature. Also I must ask why you think that pirates are a different species than humans? I believe you said something about humans sharing 95% of their DNA with primates (specifically chimps if I remember correctly) and over 99% with pirates. Please… how many of you are truly that ignorant?
-Sincerely,
A devout believer in letting things be [Kieran]
Kieran – you remind me abit of a being I once read about. Namely Marvin…
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Marvin Gaye?
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@Peter Popoff
I recommend reading the HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy if you want to know abourt Marvin. It will also help you understand what the 42 stands for in the name L’TUAE_42.
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Douglas Adams…never another like thee.
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Ooohh… Some of Grant Naylor’s stuff came pretty close…
Red Dwarf was a great show *fondly reminisces*
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@jingles
True, but the sort of thing Dave Lister occasionally got up to with his food, were…well…..not the most respectful way to treat His noodles. Other than that great fun indeed.
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Isn’t TLG a bit rimmer-esk?
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He reminds me a lot of a guy I knew at school. Total idiot and vain with it. He thought he was beautiful, charming and intelligent, in reality he was the polar opposite. I have grudging respect for people who know how intelligent they are as these are the people who will surprise you.
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“Please… how many of you are truly that ignorant?”
Ummm….yeah, none of us are…that’s what makes hate mail so hilarious!
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@DutchPastaGuy – “True, but the sort of thing Dave Lister occasionally got up to with his food”
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Please – Dave Lister is my hero, and Krissy Kochanski (in CP Grogan guise) whoooo!
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MI is a pretty messed up state.
So, as gramatically correct as you were, you don’t think what you say through. Sure we all think this is a “joke” but there are still some beliefs behind it and there’s a very well developed purpose behind us. Just because we’re atheists with our “joke” of a religion to follow doesn’t mean we’re idealistic morons. The last sentence sounded contradicting didn’t it? Because if our religion is a “joke” and not a religion, then we’re atheists, but we’re not atheists, we’re Pastafarians so you have a very large contradiction is your accusations.
Ramen.
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R.I.P.
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Janis Joplin would have been 64 today.
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RAmen
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How do we get more people to come to this web site? After all, isnt part of the reason for existence to get more and more people to think and to justify their religious beliefs?
. I see the same names over and over again on the comments, and these same people obviously have seen the graphs and data on pirates and global warming and can certainly justify the existence of his holy FSM, but some of these wacko fringe religions like Christianity and Judism and Islam are a little weak on facts to support their belief systems (like how come you fly airplane into buildings to please your God?) I just think if we could get some more of em here and talk to me and tell me why you are right and I am wrong (this is called people actually communicating) that is a good start.
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So again, how do we get more people (particularily non-FSMs) to the web site? Maybe go to their site and say come on over? Ideas? Am I wrong? Let er rip, what do ya think?
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Maybe delete that right/wrong bit. Lets just go with nonjudgemental (as best I can) and just plain ole talk to me – whadda think?
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Heathen, try putting banana peels on the sidewalk outside of the church. Seriously, though, I think that most of them don’t want to debate. They are way too comfortable in their own little world protected from harm by their all-powerful gods. Cocoon-people.
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DutchPastaGuy Jan 19th, 2007 at 5:51 am
@Peter Popoff
I recommend reading the HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy if you want to know abourt Marvin. It will also help you understand what the 42 stands for in the name L’TUAE_42.
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Thanks DPG, I should have known that as much as it’s mentioned around here.
I will read the book, I’ve been meaning to pick up a copy of it anyway.
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@ Heathen.
You just have to promote this place, to get them here.
It’s been pretty slow lately. They are probably busy getting ready for their judgement day. Stocking up on gas and food and air, and building arks and stuff.
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I may try a post on that forum that was linked the other day, the one that talked about ‘Dover must be revearsed’, Christianity being part of the US constitution etc. I read the comments there. These were definately Creationist fundies and they had an interest in biology. They debated into some detail amongst themselves. Hopefully a politely phrased scientific counter-opinion will get them going. It will take some time to place an inviting post in their forum, since it needs a good bit of thought to come up with something good that will get them over here. But I may give it a try sometime.
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To Commendatore Cappellini… Here’s to Janis! I remembered, too, since she has the same birthday as my best friend. I’ll toast both of them today :)
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“Take another little piece of my heart, now, baby.”
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in regards to getting to folks, how about utilizing
some guerilla or at least dadaist serpentine reasoning:
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You know the Gospel of the FSM has stencils (both large and small)
and a photo of someone using it. Now I’m not advocating much of anything
but seems like the pirate fish could start appearing in more places than a reverse image (note the “white” patch) in an underwear ad in an Argentine newspaper.
nudge, nudge, knowing glance…………
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perhaps the applying of pirate fish will confuse them more
but it may also drive them to find out “what” and the next bit is the “where”
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ah well, that’s it for now
Pasta Power to the Pastafarians!
(avoid overly applying parmesan cheese and the dreadful result that would bring)
RAmen
FSMF::FFSM
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If you are fishing on the Fundie site, just make sure that you do not mention to them that if they come here they will be slashed into tiny, bloody bits. That would probably not make them want to come here.
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Peter, you will love the Adams books! They are really funny and smart.
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Marc McOar Jan 19th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
If you are fishing on the Fundie site, just make sure that you do not mention to them that if they come here they will be slashed into tiny, bloody bits. That would probably not make them want to come here.
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I usually tell them about this godless site.
And how the people appear to be smart here, but have lost their way,
and that someone should try to help them. heh heh
I think it’s worked a time or two? But who knows?
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Sometimes I just tell them, “the fundies” that they are all arseholes, they don’t like that so much.
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I’m thinking of posing as one of them for a while
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Beastly Rich Jan 19th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
I’m thinking of posing as one of them for a while
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Will you put on a wig and high heel shoes?
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I do that anyway.
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Secretly dressing as a lady will make the act even more convincing!
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Secretly dressing as a lady will make the act even more convincing!”
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I agree.
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*You know the Gospel of the FSM has stencils (both large and small)
and a photo of someone using it. Now I’m not advocating much of anything
but seems like the pirate fish could start appearing in more places than a reverse image (note the “white†patch) in an underwear ad in an Argentine newspaper.
nudge, nudge, knowing glance…………
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soon the entire earth will be covered in millions of spraypainted pirate fish MUWAHAHAHAHA!!
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Peter. You’ll like Douglass Adams. I’m certain that you’ll love Grant Naylor (Doug Grant and Rob Naylor). They wrote “Red Dwarf – Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, Better than Life and Backwards.
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Worth a read if you haven’t tried ‘em.
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So I guess this smuck should not be surprised to know that “Ah… yet another ‘fringe’ relgion†is the samething the Jews said when christianity reared its ugly head.
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I misread the title as ‘Yet another FRIDGE religion’
I was quite disapointed when it turned out to be a pompous ramble and not a treatise on how we can all bring religion nto our homes by keaping a small tub of cherished spaghetti and meatballs in our fridge.
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ditto tarri
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Yes! Yes! Yes! I have just spent the best part of an hour and a half reading this sprawling conversation (and yet i too have a life, how can that be?) … at times i’ve laughed, at times i’ve cried, at times i’ve stood up out of sheer anger!
I love it! I love you! i love that you worship the spaghetti monster and discuss the works of douglas adams, i can not as yet commit to His noodly appendage as i am currently (according to the last british goverment official census) a Jedi Knight and am unsure of the conversion process.
As For Thumper and Agree… Why oh why do you get your knickers in a twist so? your smugness amuses, angers and bores me in equal mesure.
And Kieren… oh Kieran i now feel a certain sweetness towards you (bear in mind your knickers are equally as twisted as the christians and you have done yourself and us no favors) you are on the right track and it’s important that people with your beliefs condem blind stupidity but please, please pick the right battlefield!
ah the gentle golden tide of hope has hit me… Thank you church of the FSM, i owe you my relief and gratitude!
Arrrrrrr! RAmen! x
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Boo, I too am a Jedi Knight based on the UK census.
I will definitely be recording Pastafarian in the next one.
Oh Yes!
That’ll show those stuck up so called ‘established’ religions we mean business.
However remember that by article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights you have the right to change your religion:
http://www.hri.org/docs/ECHR50.html
So you’re free to stop being satirical and join a proper religion.
How cool would it be if you ended up in the European Court defending your right to give up Jediism and take up Pastafarianism!
I for one would come to Brusselles in ful pirate regalia and support you!
RAmen.
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@Boo- conversion is easy, and with the jedi council being pretty reasonable in these matters, if you don’t like us in the next 30 days they will certainly take you back. Either way is a pretty good choice really, the “established religions don’t stand a chance against either of us. Though perhaps we should form an alliance, just in case…
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Also, Boo, if you are a cyclops you are excused from wearing the sacred pirate eye-patch. See how great this religion is?
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Marc McOar Jan 20th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Also, Boo, if you are a cyclops you are excused from wearing the sacred pirate eye-patch. See how great this religion is?
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hahahahahahaha
Ramen
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@Anyone who has any idea what the hell is going on
Egads! I wasn’t aware that we were actually worshipping Douglas Adams!!! Please, Dave, Nikkie, someone tell me this isn’t true!!!
RAmen
May the FSM bring you an abundance of loot and may all your yurts stay warm in the winter(brr! they can get cold!)
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Douglas Adams, FSM rest his soul.
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@Tarri Jan 20th, 2007 at 7:31 am
And some grog. Don’t forget the grog.
I’m certain the world would be better off if we all sat down and cracked a few tinnies (as our antipodean chapter might say) with all the worlds religions.
Particularly the Mulsim, they live in the dessert, no wonder they get a bit aggro if they can’t have an ice cold brew!
Think about it people!
RAmen.
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I agree with the captain we need more grog as this would solve most of the worlds problems, as who would do bad stuff when you could be downing an ice cold point of grog.
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Actually I think that “some” of the world’s leaders are already drowning a pint or more of grog. I have no proof, but I wouldn’t be at all suprised.
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@Heathen-I had the same thoughts so I posted a blog on 360 about the weird hate mail Bobby gets. One person responded by asking me to post the web site. So I did, let’s see what happens….She’s a christian.
RAmen.
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Worshipping Douglas Adams – hmmmm, not sure, but I am pretty certain he will be at the FSM’s right noodle!
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Pixel Pete. Don’t worry my friend. I don’t do the worship word for anyone.
RAmen
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I just want this out in the open, before a controversy erupts to do some REAL damage:
If a pastafarian is ever elected to Congress, will he or she swear on the soon-to-be-release-revealed gospel? Or on a plate of pasta, meatball and sauce?
I think the latter is tastier
What about court proceedings and oaths?
This could get serious..contempt o court etc..
Awaiting a revalation.
PFM
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Hi, apologies for not reading 2/3rds the thread, but meh!
A few points concerning Iraq. Splitting won’t work, been done by UK/USA and we put Saddam in charge. Doing it again won’t work.
Nope the point of the WMDs missing isn’t lost. Please for the love of all things noodely visit my site, it isn’t great or finished yet, but you’ll get the relevance to this thread.
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GMail: Just send an invite to anyone you think would like a gmail account (send to their current address), if your friend doesn’t have an account send one to yourself and set it up for them if they want it.
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Alchemist: never apologise.
Moronic European: Never apologise, and I get the points you were trying to make.
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Tosser who started all this.
Play acting my arse. 1.) Religion wasn’t create to take an unordered group of people and order them. The people lived in happily ordered communities. Pagans and Wiccans were doing fine (not sure just how much belief people had in the Gods, but it would have been irrelevant). Religion was made to bully and steal from the masses.
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Humans don’t just look to find a religion etc. People look to find answers, it’s called science. If what you said were true there’d be no atheists. The fact that there are xians etc, is down to the forced teaching from a very young age. With out that teaching there would be little or no religion, just speculation.
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Humans aren’t dumb moronic people, they are selfish. That’s all, it’s what keeps us alive. Neither humans nor the earth is doomed, whilst people who care remain, there is a chance.
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Global warming is happening faster than any other move out of ice age, so your comment is correct but missing some facts. The increased speed is believed to be part down to the number of humans and animals living now, and part down to the way we live. Yes, we’ll hit another ice age. (We won’t see it though).
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Half of what is important is that we clean up the air we breathe for our own health and comfort. And recycling is actually a good useful thing because were are starting to run a little low on resources, including fossil fuels, and guess what. Have you ever been to a large scale rubbish tip. I guess not. Evil places.
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Yes people do believe in this. That’s what brings us together as a community to share and share alike. We believe in the way of life suggested by this religion, how the hell can that be a bad thing? I’m Pagan, but I still believe in this because it doesn’t conflict with my beliefs, it strengthens them. What about you? Lost, looking to try and drag other people down so you feel more secure?
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Anyone what to give a concise report on what has happened to date? ;)
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And the point is missed over, and over, and over again.
He’s amazed at the density of us, and we’re amazed at the density of him.
Nice contrast, isn’t it?
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Ok, here is one for the UK FSM congregation (or expatriats) . The Downing Street 10 website hosts various petitions. One of them calls on the government to abolish faith schools, the teaching of creationism and IDiocy. Since FSMism isn’t taught, why should any other faith get special treatment, especially since those are fairy tales that don’t have a graph with empirical evindence like ours. The other calls for an end to the promotion of any religion in publicly funded schools. Signing them takes less than a minute. They are at:
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petitions.pm.gov.uk/faithschools
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petitions.pm.gov.uk/nofaithinschools
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I will put this notice on a couple of the currently active threads, sorry if you read it multiple times. It might have a good side effect, in drawing in sime fundies who’ll shout ‘CONSPIRACY!!’. If anyone here is still active on the BBC blog, feel free to copy-paste the urls over there.
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signed them both. thanks DutchPastaGuy.
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Ahoy me noodlies
whilst i am certain the petitions are read every morning by our illustrious liar (oops that should be leader) somehow giving the government my name, address and email on a protest form just feels iffy. after all even the security services aren’t secure! enjoy the link.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/15/mi5_alert_shambles_reloaded/
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