During the course of my research into condensed stages of DNA my colleague and I came upon this paper. “Nanoscopic structure of DNA condensed for gene delivery”, Dunlap et al, Nucleic Acids Research, (1997), Vol 25, No. 15, Pgs 3095-3101.
Please examine Figure 2c, and be enlightened.
In fact DNA seems to naturally condense into nano-toroids reminiscent of his Noodliness. Since DNA is the precursor for all life, and His image is seen in DNA, then we must assume that The Most High Pasta is in us all.
May his appendages be ever moist.
RamenMike
Looks noodly, alright.
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I love it when he says “nano”.
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RAmen Mike
You’ve truely made my day. I’ve always believed the simularity between the FSM and nucleic acid forms was far from coincidence.
Again RAmen
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Praise be His Noodliness. Another pebble in the ever-growing mountain of scientific evidence of His existence.
RAmen (yet again)
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It’s so nice to enjoy the benefits of a religion that bases its beliefs off of empirical evidence. :-D
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That’s why I feel so Noodly!
RAmen
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Well, if that doesn’t convince the fundamentalists, then nothing will. We were truly created in His noodly image! RAmen!
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@ Beth:
It makes so much more sense than the Creationist idea of us being created in their God’s image: almost everything on us is the direct result of a biological necessity, which an omnipotent being wouldn’t have. Eyes to see, body cavities to store organ systems, legs to move, arms to manipulate things; all things their God shouldn’t need.
It’s clear that our designer was, naturally, a pasta product.
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wow i’m already a devout pastafarian but if i wasn’t this just proves it. i’ve never seen jesus in my dna.Ramen
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To Arthur… too bad all the fundamentalists’ IQ’s are so low that they can’t understand the point you just made :(
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To sgtpepper… LOL!!
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@ Beth
Family Guy put it best.
IQ CHART
—–Genius—–
—–Average—–
—–Retarded—–
—–Peter—–
—–Creationists—–
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This just proves that DNA isn’t what we thought it was. It’s REALLY His noodly apendage.
Ramen.
~Brother Rigatoni
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Yep, as I’ve always insisted: How many people do you know of that look like an old guy with a grey beard? Compare this with how many bits & pieces that make up people, along with all the other things in nature right down to the molecular level do you know of that look like spaghetti & meatballs?
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Proof that the FSM made us all in his Noodly image.
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St John the Blasphemist
Saint of Spare Parts
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Hello all, seems like a buncha lighthearted, funny, intelligent folks here. Makes me so sad that all these good folks are gonna burn and be tortured and all just for having a little fun. I’m also sorry that I’m not nearly creative enough to partake in this pirate tentacle stuff… I’m great in the sack though if anyones interested.
I just wanted to share a couple sites with you people where you will find some interesting reading and though I’ve managed to earn an associates in this ‘puter related stuff I am still unable to figure out how to start my own thread… so please, mods or missionaries or whatever, try to find a place for these links. Carlin on religion transcription
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1521/joepesci.html
and the church of reality here
http://www.churchofreality.org
Thanks and have a blast in Michigan
~Mike~
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Hmm..it seems noodly alright. Doe sthis mean when i open up a can of heinz spaghetti, I should be worried?
And what about the Italians? Oh dear lord no! Have mercy, mercy on their spaghetti eating souls!!!!!!!!!
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Fear not, Not-quite beleiver Welshie, for the consumption of His Noodly Goodness is but a tribute to His existence. Pirates cannot live by garlic bread alone. And be sure to wash it down with a fine flaggon of grog. The way to enlightenment is through a full belly. Take comfort in the embrace of His Noodly Appendage.
RAmen
MJK
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I have an alternate, yet compatible observation that the endoplasmic reticulum, at least the representations I’ve seen, is rather noodly-looking. Coincidence? I think not. And what about the irrepressible mitochondria, swashbuckling about in the intercellular sea harvesting ATP from hapless glucose molecules? Rather piratey, I’d say.
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Holy crap! Saucy!
I don’t know none of them there words! Yikes!
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RAmen!!
FSM is great
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@ P.P.
Cell Biology 101
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@P.P., I couldn’t help it. The original poster said “nano” and got me going. I’m a nerd, I’ll admit it, but many who have posted here are much more conversant in the physical sciences than I. Every now and then, I like to say mitochondria, though. It sends shivers down my spine.
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come non arrendersi davanti all’evidenza? dal profondo del DNA Egli ci parla, ci tocca!
(italian) RAmen!
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Just goes to show there are nano FSM in all of us, even the non-believers. *insert woo-woo nano jive here*
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Saucy. You bring those mitochondria up whenever you can! Especially the bit about them having different DNA to the parent organism. Symbiosis rules!
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This proves the truth of DNA – De Noodly Appendage. Makes sense in the tastiest ways.
RAmen
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All the Wenches here, need one of these…
http://www.grumpy-girl.com/frames/ggframeinstantramenUL.htm
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@alchemist. i agree! symbiosis is the best! i couldnt live without symbiosis (unintentionally literal there…), its so much fun! whenever i’m bored, i jst sit down for a few hours…days…. and talk to my mitochondria. *sigh* i need a wench. any takers? :P
Eggy
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Eggy ..”*sigh* i need a wench. any takers? :P”
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Don’t say that. TLM or nonsectarian (whoever) will start with the old “get a woman” thing.
That said, me too! I think we should start a Pastafarian Relief Fund. A lonely hearts for the terminally sarcastic?
Hahaha. I can imagine some of the adverts :)
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@ Alchemist
“My name is Arthur, I’m in college, have my own place, and my interests include ridiculing the idiocy and hypocrisy I see inherent in the people around me, as well as generally pointing out to them just how undeveloped some of their ideas are. Also long walks on the beach, saxophone music, and BBQ’d children. I can be reached at…”
If it weren’t so cold, I imagine a better advertisement would be possible… heat is expensive, so I try to think warm thoughts. It also helps that I have the impending fires of Hell within me to get through those long nights.
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I have a short and to the point line, that never fails…
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“Life is short, wear a helmet and be my bitch”
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Hahahaha. Arthur. Good one, you could add ” will you be the one to blow my sax?”
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Peter, once again…, this could be interesting.
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Hi Alchemist,
I’m sure I’ll catch some flack for that one.
But I’m in a crappy mood anyway, had two beers that helped the headache.
But I’m suffering severe creative blockage.
I’m spent all of this morning trying to put a positive spin on an avalanche. So far I’ve got zip, something will pop in my little head. It’s just been frustrating.
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Arghhh!!! Now THIS is groundbreaking evidence?
Does any religion have the face of their god in them? NO. Except us.
Praised be FSM…
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To Peter Popoff…
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>All the Wenches here, need one of these…
>http://www.grumpy-girl.com/frames/ggframeinstantramenUL.htm
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Very cute! I like it. But I’m a bonafide cook and am looking forward to making some pasta meals for the crew when we get our pirate ship!! Yum!!
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NOW THEY WILL TAKE US SERIOUSLY.
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How much evidence do they need damn them!!!
RAmen.
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Let’s re-tally the evidence.
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Other religions: No evidence and No graphs.
Pastafarianism: Loads of evidence (see this site and The Gospel) and at least one graph.
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Anyone still holding out is clearly in a rather tragic form of denial.
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@Wench Beth
Good to know that we won’t go pastaless to the beer volcano! My experiences with cooking are pretty much limited to mac-n-cheese and leftovers (and during a trip to Italy I got to hand-make gnocci), and a pirate ship needs much in the way of sustenace. Make sure that you know plenty of dishes high in vitamin C, we may consider scurvy a point of honor but the overall effects are not the most desirable.
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As a side note, I would like to ask if anyone else has (with very little concious effort) had pasta almost every day since seriousely joining the FSM’s cause. As a science obsessee, it’s really starting to freak me out.
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Peter. How the hell can you put positive spin on that? I had to do the W word, today, as well. 5am finishes and 7am get out of beds were ok ten years ago. I’m getting old {sulk}
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Why go to bed at all? 2 hours just makes you more tired, 30mins is good for six hours though, after that you need 3 1/2, I do like my little sleeps
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@Alchemist
Meh, my brain wasn’t fully functional, and frankly I’ve heard too many innuendos related to my saxophone-playing for them to really even register anymore. I was in jazz band at one of the more… crude local high schools here my freshman year, and was thoroughly desensitized to almost all but the most original jokes of that nature.
@Gnocci
Not so much an active effort, but frozen pizzas are on sale at Kroger for 10/$10 since, like, forever. Being the, um, “frugal” (read: cheap) college student I am, I eat those about 1-2 meals a day. I suppose that’s pasta… my bro eats Ramen all the time though. I don’t gain a pound though; I feel truly blessed by His Noodly Goodness!
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@Clapran and Alchemist-
Though my prefered amount of slep is 12-13 hours, I can also get by on 1 hour and 5 diet cokes & chocolate covered coffee beans. Ah, the breakfast of champions….
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40 responses and no hatemailer in sight: did I skip something or is this evidence nailing them?
RAmen to you Pirates!
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@Jean
I can put on my fundy “thinking cap” (if you can call it that) and spout out horrid fallacies and straight-up lies, as well as strawmen and the like.
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From what I can tell, though, most of the flaming is going on in another post.
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@ Arthur. Well. That’s me told! Did your sense of humour go the same way?
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Jean Bart. “40 responses and no hatemailer in sight: did I skip something or is this evidence nailing them?”
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Don’t be so damned superior! I can hold my own in an argument when needed. I just hope I keep my sense of the ridiculous! How old are you btw?
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Alchemist Jan 29th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
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Don’t be so damned superior! I can hold my own when needed.
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Alchemist, too much info!
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@Alchemist :”Don’t be so damned superior! I can hold my own in an argument when needed. I just hope I keep my sense of the ridiculous! How old are you btw?”
¿Qué?
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hahaha. Did I mention that I’m ambidextrous?
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Jean. I’m probably reading between the lines again. Sorry. Recent work requires it.
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@Alchemist
No problem, just startled me. You’re not going to know my age anyway, since I tell everybody I stopped aging at 19, since I’ve ever found that age the most beautiful.
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