“As a scientist, I’d like to say that the currently accepted scientific theory is evolution. But, some competing ideas have been proposed, such as ID and FSMism, and discussion to include one should include the other, as these ideas are equally valid.“
– Mark Zurbuchen, Ph.D.
“As a medical practitioner and scientist, I wholeheartedly believe that every theory and hypothesis needs full consideration and explanation with formal ratification by peer review. We have a duty to inform our schools and presumably pasta should form a staple part of our educational diet.“
– Dr. A. Macintyre (UK)
“Letting the religious right teach ID in schools is like letting the Marines teach poetry in advanced combat training. As a scientist, I see these the relevancy between the two sets to be equal. If Kansas is going to mess up like this, the least it can do is not be hypocritical and allow equal time for other alternative “theories” like FSMism, which is by far the tastier choice.”
– J. Simon, PhD
“One of the hardest things to do as a scientist is to put my personal beliefs aside when discussing matters of science. So as a professional, I have to say that both forms of Intelligent Design – ID and ID-FSM are equally valid and if intelligent design is taught in schools, equal time should be given to the FSM theory and the non-FSM theory. But, speaking personally now, it seems to me the FSM theory is MUCH more plausable than the non-FSM ID theory, because it is the only one of the two that takes into account all the discrepancies between ID and measureable objective reality.”
– Professor Douglas Shaw, Ph.D
“In discussing competing theories, if one is to present ID then it is only fair and logical to teach other theories with commensurate evidence. Based on Mr. Henderson’s letter, it is clear that the FSM theory has evidence comparable in weight to ID. As a scientist and professor, it is often difficult to present differing opinions in an unbiased way. However, it is important to the student to be exposed to these ideas to form their own opinions. This comes right out of the handbook of the ID purporters: present the different “theories” and let the listener decide. If those in favor of ID are so convinced, then they should not be concerned that the presentation of the FSM theory would serve to undermine the credibility of ID. “
– Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, PhD
“At one time, I believed as the Aztecs did, that the universe was created by two gods, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca who attacked and ripped apart Hungry Woman to create the universe. Then I believed, as the Moriori do, that the universe was created when Papa and her husband Rangi hugged and bore children, and were subsequently separated by their son Tane who let light shine between them. However, my views have been swayed by the substantial evidence that the earth and universe was actually created relatively recently by the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM). I am firmly convinced that the evidence supporting this depiction of the origins of life, the universe, and everything has many of the trappings of science, and I therefore support the inclusion of FSM creation evidence in the Kansas science curriculum and standards.“
– Sebastian Wren, Ph.D
“ One of the most exciting developments in fundamental physics in the last twenty years has been the development of so-called “String Theory.” In String Theory, all fundamental sub-atomic particles are visualized and described mathematically as microscopic vibrating strings. Although as yet unproven, many physicists believe that String Theory has the potential to become the long-sought “Theory of Everything,” through which the fundamental physical nature of all matter and forces will become understood.
Obviously String Theory IS correct, although misnamed (a secular humanist conspiracy perhaps?). As NOODLE Theory clearly unambiguously reveals, He has created the fundamental subatomic particles that form all matter in this universe in His own quivering image! You, me, the Earth, the stars…everything in the universe…are all built of trillions of tiny jiggling noodles, microscopic copies of our Divine Saucy Maker. Truly He is everywhere and in all things!
Boy-oh-Boyardi and Ramen!“
–Steve Lawrence, PhD
“As a scientist I believe that when presented with a new idea every possibility should be considered so we can eventually find the truth. It would be very biased if the only possibilities presented would be regulated by some authority. As a scientist I am biased towards the theory of evolution, but this does not mean that everyone should be forced to only learn this and believe this. Putting this aside, I feel if the government feels the need to regulate what students need to learn, then all ideas should be taught in school. Not only Intelligent Design (ID) should be taught, but the theory of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) should also be taught. In my scientific opinion when comparing the two theories, FSM theory seems to be more valid then the classic ID theory. There is more data to back FSM then I have ever seen for ID. The graph which was presented should alone more convincing then anything ID has ever presented. I endorse the FSM theory.“
–Afshin Beheshti, PhD
“As a scienctist, I think that ID is a form of pseudoscience–nothing more, nothing less. Pseudosciences lack the well-designed and carefully-interpreted experiments which characterize the true sciences. ID is popular because it provides the general public with an easily understood “answer” to nature’s complexity. Why is it human nature to try to fill the gaps in science with some form of a deity? Nobel laureate Richard Feynman, in his response the Challenger disaster, wrote, “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.” It is too bad that many in the USA have fallen into the ID trap, and are making emotional rather than logical decisions.
That being said, and the more I consider ID and the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) theory, the FSM theory has a lot going for it. First, it should satisfy even the most ardent ID detractors. Secondly, since everyone needs to eat and to believe in something, the FSM theory fulfills these desires. Finally, FSM neatly ties together the many ideas about the creation of the universe. I plan on exposing my students to the FSM theory over a pasta dinner. “
–Elizabeth Cowles, PhD
Continue to Academic Endorsements – page 2
Actually, theophagy is the act of eating a god (also a new term for it: deophage). Communion is when people come together. Trifles, really. But I think it important to remember that non-Christians also commune. (I actually missed the relevance of the previous post, I have to admit.)
I must say, FSM and Bobby make me happy and therefore FSM must exist, right?
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If the flying spagetti monster was real, why is this thing revealing itself now and not back in the days of creating man? What was his purpose then on creating the universe, or his cause to become a flying monster? Why would he bother creating you or I? Why then couldn’t we not see him then, and cannot see him now? Why did it took a form of a spagetti and not pizza? Why don’t we all look like the spagetti?
My God in whom I worship have gave me plenty of reasons why what how we were created. Isn’t Love greater then hate? Isn’t the light make us see so we do not stumble? What about Water, isn’t that the very essence of life? God is both Love-Light-and Living Water, and we were created in his image. The only reason we don’t see him is because of sin and we all fall short glory to God. Thanks his son Jesus christ, he has giving us a way to get to him. My God is my Father and his body consists of my family. Join this love whom your very being seek so much, the light which promises comfort and safety through your hardships. Recieve his love for he wants you to know him. If that weren’t the case, then I wouldn’t be here to tell you this. He loves all of you, for the reason of his message is love.
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Amazing! Last week I was near the end of my rope. My faith in Jebus was wavering and my wife made it clear that by modelling my life after Homer Jay Simpson, she was close to leaving me. The excessive Duff sessions were problematic enough although to be honest I don’t remember too much about them. And then the upcoming trial in which, if it goes sideways for me, I could be facing 7 to 10 years in the big house. All because of a stupid misunderstanding involving a 10′ X 10′ sheet of poly, an oversized zucchini and a large tube of KY Jelly lubricant. I was so happy to run into my old sex education teacher from high school, Miss Bloehme, and to fair I missed the class where they suggested that we not use rohypnol, at least not without consent. Now my wife doesn’t trust me and won’t even cook the zucchini I bring home without first testing it for remnants of lubricants.
I’m rambling a bit here, but I’m veeeery excited. Feeling quite sorry for myself last week, I faced towards the heavens and said “god, if you are real, send me a sign”. Well, wouldn’t you just believe what happened. God spoke to me through a sign all right, I turned the corner in my car (which is insured in case anyone asks you….wink, wink…) and there was a sign, a Boston Pizza sign in fact. Reaching out to God had worked!!! And right when I was eating my serving of Smoky Mountain Spaghetti and Tennesee Meaballs a man sitting across the restaurant from me came over and gave me some literature about FSM. I was so shocked that I went in the restroom to gather my thoughts. When I came out 5 minutes later, this ‘man’ was no longer there. I now believe that, in fact, he was an angel an
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Amazing! Last week I was near the end of my rope. My faith in Jebus was wavering and my wife made it clear that by modelling my life after Homer Jay Simpson, she was close to leaving me. The excessive Duff sessions were problematic enough although to be honest I don’t remember too much about them. And then the upcoming trial in which, if it goes sideways for me, I could be facing 7 to 10 years in the big house. All because of a stupid misunderstanding involving a 10′ X 10′ sheet of poly, an oversized zucchini and a large tube of KY Jelly lubricant. I was so happy to run into my old sex education teacher from high school, Miss Bloehme, and to fair I missed the class where they suggested that we not use rohypnol, at least not without consent. Now my wife doesn’t trust me and won’t even cook the zucchini I bring home without first testing it for remnants of lubricants.
I’m rambling a bit here, but I’m veeeery excited. Feeling quite sorry for myself last week, I faced towards the heavens and said “god, if you are real, send me a sign”. Well, wouldn’t you just believe what happened. God spoke to me through a sign all right, I turned the corner in my car (which is insured in case anyone asks you….wink, wink…) and there was a sign, a Boston Pizza sign in fact. Reaching out to God had worked!!! And right when I was eating my serving of Smoky Mountain Spaghetti and Tennesee Meaballs a man sitting across the restaurant from me came over and gave me some literature about FSM. I was so shocked that I went in the restroom to gather my thoughts. When I came out 5 minutes later, this ‘man’ was no longer there. I now believe that, in fact, he was an angel and not a man at all. What are the odds that in just 5 minutes this man would be gone. It takes at least 20 minutes to get your order at Boston Pizza. Clearly, FSM had sent an angel during the hour of my greatest need.
I guess that when you’re touched by his noodly appendages, all the nay-sayers in the world cannot destroy your faith. Xtians call it faith, Mormons call it their testimony, Muslims call it sharia and Hindus call it hoooolycowman. But now I’ve been touched, I realize that all is FSM, FSM is all in all, and the I am becomes FSM am……haha, sounds like I’ve invented a radio station doesn’t it?
I have ordered full pirate regalia because words without deeds just isn’t right. I’m also memorizing the 8 ‘I’d Rather You Didn’ts’. I think the judge in my upcoming trial will be impressed that I have found ‘god’, and that as a Pastafarian drinking beer is a religious rite so I won’t have to stop. RAmen!!
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The first post came about by accidentally hitting the ENTER key. The full post is the second one. You can delete the first one but please pray for guidance from FSM before doing so.
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Oh shoot, I thought the ‘leave a reply’ was just a place to leave a message for the moderator so I left a message in it explaining that I’d hit the ENTER key accidentally (or maybe it wasn’t even me but an evil spirit attempting to stop me spreading the truth of the gospel of FSM in a computer literate way) and that the moderator should just delete post #1 and leave post #2 which contains post #1 and much much more useful testemonial information. Of course now it appears that the moderator will have to delete post #3 as well. What a moron I am sometimes; thank FSM that he/she does not expect perfection except perhaps in the right choice of pirate regalia.
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I have studied the flying Monster Spaghetti hypothesis and found it to have just as much credibility as most theories of evolution.
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Evolution: A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.
Hm just remembered but there’s a medical condition where a bone will form from over exertion from the particular over stressed joint in question. Would that be counted as evolution or something different?
Oh by the way i’m open ID either being made from FSM of God either way quiet happy to be living and in someone improve someone elses life be it pirate or otherwise
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I truly believe in the theory of the FSM. I myself am a Pastafaraian and am constantly converting civilians of my town. Spaghetti rules.
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It boggles my mind that so many people come across FSM and take up the “you hate God” mantra. Mouthbreathers, get a clue and stop stealing our oxygen. The rest of us will be eating.
Ramen.
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Yates, evolution is not a process towards greater complexity and intricacy. That’s quite backwards and makes it sound like evolution works to change organisms to higher forms. That belief is along the lines of ID; evolution has no goal in mind. In the process, gradual changes are made that merely increase overall fitness. This will depend on the surrounding environment and often even results in the loss of previously acquired specialized traits or complexity. For example, a large complex beak for cracking a large nut will only be cumbersome in the absence of that food source. Likewise, if smart Americans go to college, but 75% of college students are killed each year by meningitis, Americans will “evolve” to be stupider.
I’m advising my hyperchristian pre-med friends to look into population ecology to ease them into evolution
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Historical Perspective
To quote the History of Pasta, “unlike other ubiquitous Italian foods like Pizza and tomato sauce, which have a fairly recent history pasta may indeed have a much older pedigree going back hundreds if not thousands of years.”
“Like so much of southern Italian life, the Arab invasions of the 8th century heavily influenced the regional cuisine and is the most accepted theory for the introduction of pasta. The dried noodle-like product they introduced to Sicily is most likely the origins of dried pasta and was being produced in great quantities in Palermo at this time.”
It is evident that Pastafarianism is common to all the Judeo-Christian religions and curiously finds itself closely tied to Islam.
Read more about the early origins of Pastafrianism in Ezekiel 4:9.
Where is the FSM today?
More up to date proof of his noodly grace apon us can be found at http://www.local6.com/news/7882549/detail.html. This story details the story of a man in California who claims the image of Jesus appeared to him while he was eating a plate of manicotti at an Italian restaurant.
The evidence is mounting.
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hi. just wanted to let you know that i think you might be my soul mate.
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So we have been using your religion as an example in our philosophy class. Basically to say that we have no real proof of God, so who is to say that there is not flying spaghetti monster. Honestly dude, I love it! And I believe in God, I go to church, I’m a youth group leader. But way to go for you. Don’t listen to those haters. They are trying to push their God loving selves on you and yet get offended when they hear of your ideas. Hell, then stay off the damn website! Everyone believes in what they believe in and I LOVE THIS SITE! Good job!
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HATE THE FS.3+M02.
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Obviously, the mockery and sarcasm is the best result that could give the weak minds.
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@ahora
“Obviously, the mockery and sarcasm is the best result that could give the weak minds.”
Are you sure? Sarcasm is what differences us from animals, and fundies, it’s a sign of intelligence :-)
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All hail the FSM. I had a thought that came to mind and didn’t know where else to leave a reply so here it is. All males were givien one noodle…i think we all know what that noodle is and does but perhaps the FSM did give us one thing to be like him so he couldn’t not truly be forggotten by anyone as he is invisiable. And all females were given a place where they are able to intercept that noodle and make make a baby who for some reason is attached to a noodle so he can live. conisidence…i think not
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Why is it that so many of these claimed followers of the Person who told them, in no uncertain terms, to love their enemies, regard everyone as their neighbor, follow the Golden Rule, and to be servants to all, are so consumed with this obscene, violent and gleeful hatred? And why are so many of them also functionally illiterate: those great religious schools they attended, perhaps?
Almost makes me ashamed to be a Christian. Go FSM! Laughter is the best tool against the unreason of these American Taliban.
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This is the best religion i have ever come across. Nothing even comes close to this great religion, it is also(and quite sadly) the most believable religion ever.
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I love this religion! It so speaks to me and I dont even have a PHD…I just get it…Thanks for
the site and all the work to maintain it….Signed a Humanist in Canada Peace!
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From the Book of Gnocci Verses 2 and three chapter 1
And he said let there be light!
And light oozed capriciously like liquified durham wheat into the world .
And he reached forth his noodley appendage and made the earth.
And he deemed it good and wholesome!
Had he wanted evangelical foolishness and skulduggery, he would have made Tammy Baker himself rather than allowing ‘Bob the Lord of Darkness’ to do it himself ; (during a hangover with shabby materials with one had tied behind his backs).
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In response to falorethefalore:
Your clarification on the differences between progression and precession(sp) notwithstanding, your arguement could be construed as flawed, as it assumes that all students who die of meningitis are intellegent, given only the stupid remain after 25%. One would assume all the intellegent freshman would attend any informational session on the subject, unless they just had better things to do. With that in mind, if 75% of college students die of meningitis, then the evolution therein would be based upon an outgoing gene pool. One could then stipulate that these are the practices of the flighty, and not of any well-rounded individuals. Then again, one must question the sedentary well-informed students. While they may not be able to gather the strength to schlep the thirty feet down the hall or at the very least pick up a flyer from their RA, they take solace in the fact they can easily research both causes and preventitive measures for meningitis online. Then, returning to the 25% remaining, one can only confirm these few, these happy few, have gathered intellegence on the matter. Okay, I totally lost my train of thought, but instead of re-reading anything I’ll just keep trucking…
Meningitis! So I disagree evolution would result in a stupider gene pool. That has been established, as has the evidence that a desire to learn would at the very least produce curious offspring. Whether they could effectively apply this curiosity is unclear. But consider this: meningitis would more likely affect those who come into contact with others more directly and often. Therefore those poor bastards who thought it would show initiative to attend the meningitis awareness meeting/”Fall BaK in2 Lerning” risk their own lives. Therefore, if we can agree that certain people who venture out to prevent meningitis contract it by this very mean, we could then say that the more curious are unfit, but if they had thought it out, they would stay in their room to avoid such a terrible (albeit perfect) example of irony. Any lack of outside stimuli is already understood, as are any results of such or lack thereof.
Now, those who remain in their room and research the matter alone: do they do this to avoid contamination, avoid human contact, or merely because they feel their own wealth of knowledge makes such ventures unneccessary? Or is the answer a combination? Do they rationalize their own insecurities and social shortcomings with a intellegent delusion of granduer? Do they express fear of getting too close to viruses when what they truly fear is closeness of the heart? Or do they hide such fears of microscopic agents with a grandiose display of confidence, as if knowing what it is alone would render it powerless? The only known can be they would overthink the hell out of it, as all that time alone makes them more likely to consider all options.
If 75% of students die from meningitis, any resulting offspring would be intellegent enough to look for answers, but not really inclined to do anything about it. Stupidity would not be the most accurate word. I say that they would be the children of cowards, but they would know exactly how and why their predecessors were cowards, and how they themselves could avoid such pitfalls. But having been the inbred result of self-fearings, they won’t act on what they’ve learned. Stupidity in a sense, but far more dire.
I like alfredo sauce on my spaghetti. It makes me feel classy and full.
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Upon reviewing my entry I have noticed I mispelled intelligence several times, recognized the irony, and have loved it all the more because of it.
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“Obviously, the mockery and sarcasm is the best result that could give the weak minds.”
Mockery and sarcasm is the best result that could *deserve* the weak minds.
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This site is fantastic! having discovered it in a geology lesson instead of learning about rocks, i am a newly converted Pastafarian and i will be buying the FSM gospel. Keep up the good work guys and ill be looking into the pirate-global warming theory in more detail myself
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Mr.PT,
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Welcome to the bowl. May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage and warmed in His Sauce.
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RAmen
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I have used the Gospel with much success at my “Date Night With Jesus” Friday evening study group for young ladies. It has shown good value as both an instructional tool and discipline device.
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Perhaps an addendum of sorts might be appropriate. No person who had actually earned a PhD (or pHd) would identify himself as Dr. Stan Taylor. I learned this the hard way. It all started when I discovered that Southwest Airways would, if one (i.e., me) claimed to be a Dr. on the required paperwork, print PhD on one’s boarding pass. Then, if so included, one could place said boarding pass in one’s lapel pocket with the PhD facing outward. I spent many happy hours roaming about Sacramento INTERNATIONAL Airport (which offers flights to Salt Lake City, San Diego, Houston, and many other foreign capitols), just waiting to be asked an involved question regarding Russian Literature, nanotechnology, or what Ed “Antboy”) Wilson was driving at. This never happened, mainly because intellectual curiousity has all but died because of television and other things that I won’t (or casn’t) go into here. Many of you will be able to infer my drift correctly. Anyhow, this has come back to haunt me a number of times when I write a letter to the editor of the Sacramento Bee. They always leave off the “Dr.” when they print my screeds. Although—one guy did call me once and ask if I was a M.D. I admitted that I was not, but asked quite pointedly, “But I should think that a holder of the doctorate in cognitive science from UC Berkeley would be granted a small measure of respect by the general public!” Journalism being what it is today, the reporter never asked if I held the aforementioned degree. Be that as it may, I have read many books and tried my hardest to understand what they were getting at. So, in my heart I think of myself as Dr. Stan Taylor. This is who I am—someone else! DRST/rct—-Dictated but not read (who has the time, nowadays?).
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And by “included” I, of course, meant to write “inclined”. Michelle (of mct fame above) has progressed rapidly in the Friday Night Bible study classes (to the point that she now sits at my right hand during the terstimony portion of the service), but the spirit often leaves her during mundane typing assignments.
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Gosh and golly!!! It’s Southwest Airlines, Michelle, not Airways. What are we, savages?
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I know, nit pick away you hoi polloi. “Curiosity” may or may not have two Us (plural of U), but my point is valid and well-taken. I am also unsure of whether “cognitive” is spelled “cognative” or “cognative” is spelled “cognitive” As a famous person once said, “Who cares?”. Please note that this was during a telephone conversation, so the usage would be considerably less formal. As a footnote, you may be interested to learn that when I served as Sports Editor of the Valley Junior College “Star” newspaper in the early 1960s I did not have the staff needed to handle the massive expansion that I had attempted. I had no cross country writer, per se. Still, it had to be covered, so I assigned my boyhood friend, Murray J. Stone (who still lives in the area to this day, I believe) to attend the meet and transmit his findings. He wrote perhaps the most beautiful English sentence yet recorded—”Wellington Stanislaus got the blind staggers and ran into a tree.” There was no mention of whether said “harrier” picked himself up and trudged on, whether he finished, what his time was, or even what sort of tree was involved. But the sheer majesty of it! I’ve never forgotten what Murray J. wrote that day, as is apparent by my quoting of it here. Dictated, not read DRST/evc.
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Did my original response wander off? I don’t see it and all this “catching up” that I’ve been doing with my naughty typists will not make much sense if the prime directive has been mislaid or worse. I can’t even remember, exactly, what I said at the beginning. Somethin like, “I have used your Gospel with great success at my “Date night With Jesus” Friday evening bible study classes. They have proven valuable both as a teraching aid and punishment device.” Words to that effect. Could you insert this in the right place?
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Whilst leafing back in this daisy chain I found “Debbie” from a few days back. I’m an open-minded kinda guy, but she admits that she doesn’t even have a PhD. Plus, she’s from Canada!!! Enough said aboot that, if you please. I think that in these troubled times we must adhere to at least the most basic of our values.
Canada may be tidy and polite; it may have sent us Martin Short and Emily VanCamp, John Candy, and
even Alex Whatsitz from Jeopardy (I just wish that somehow he would stop pronouncing the names of non-English people and places in that way of his), and a bunch of really smart people {some of whom have PhDs!}; and a general aversion to invading other countries, but, and this is a big butt, Canada is not what made the US of A great. And it never will!
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Dr. Stan Taylor
“both an instructional tool and discipline device.”
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Sounds interesting…please share your methods :)
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Wench Nikkiee, indeed! I knew a Nicky once, but the spelling is different. Are you spelling it correctly? If so, she probably wasn’t you. Plus this was in Los Angeles and some time ago, which makes the odds even longer. Actually, I sorta got spooked by your inquiry–usually I am like a man shouting in the wilderness, nobody answers (at least not in a way that I find helpful or appealing). I never expected your gracious note–or perhaps I did! Who among us can say with any certainty?
I fear that my methods can not be adequately discussed in a public forum. We might gently hint at how I administer my brand of FSM spiritualism. I suppose the best way to say it usually starts with what has been called “Whiff-Reading”, which I borrowed from the Church of the Sub-Genius (out of Dallas, I believe). This was first used “back then” as a way to locate and then impart the power of the spirit to Connie, the Sub-Genius goddess. I can also mention, but not “go into”, the Prayer Closet. This is the Inner Sanctum, that Holy of Holies, where especially unruly acolates (acolytes? accolades?–like trainees, only cuter) must be taken if they become too unruly in the “Amen Corner”. It is here (the closet) that the mysteries of Space Pasta are finally and firmly revealed via the leather bound copy of Our Holy Scripture. The Newbies thereby gladly learn restraint, silence, and modesty during the laying on of the hands. There is a Joyous Noise! This process often must be repeated on a weekly basis, but all seem to enter into the spirit of holy instruction with much enthusiasm and muffled cries of….Perhaps I have said too much. I think that maybe I’m suggesting breaking off from the orthodox, mainstream of the Church of FSM, and beginning the Reform Movement. This would require much study and the occasional speaking in tongues (in our case, mostly long-forgotten and highly inappropriate dialects of English). I will remove myself now to seek further visions, and perhaps a pastrami and cheese sandwich.
Bless you for asking after our methods of religious training; I hope that this brief outlines at least suggests the direction and methodology that we have found so fruitful. I would be most appreciative to receive any thoughts that you or others may have. It also occurs to me that maybe we’re not doing this in the right place. I just started out in the Academic Section, trying to explain my credentials and justify myself to a wider audience. That’s why I asked if someone could insert this in the proper place.
Dictated, but not read. DRST/evc
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Peace be upon his noodly appendage.
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FSM ftw!
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I’d like to register that Sebastian Wren is very slightly wrong about his source for as it is the Maori who believe this, and while the Moriori may have believed something similar, they are not around to tell us about it any more.
Plus, neither the ancient Aztecs nor the Moriori would have believed in any form of pasta, though the Maori, by virtue of living in this enlightened age, may have that distinction.
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i like cheese
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Ramen.Let Him and His noodley appendage live in peace
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Just think, why is spagetti such a popular product? You ever think of that? People dont know it, but when you eat the spagetti, you get touched by his all holly noodleness. Everytime thy people eat, we get closer to his all great noodleness. Let us rest in thy peace! Stop insulting us and stop sending us thy wreched hate mail!
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I THINK FSM IS TOTALLY AWSOME!!! I COMPLETLY SUPPORT WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE WITH RELIGION I MEAN IT’S SO FANTASTIC THAT YOU CAME UP WITH YOUR OWN RELIGION AND RAN WITH IT!!! BRAVO YOU GUYS GET MAJOR POINTS IN MY BOOK………
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RavioliRunner, you seem to be a victim of the false belief that pasta is a human invention that took place only once. In fact there is no reason to believe the FSM has not let his worldly manifestation be known to both the Aztecs and the Moriori at some point in time.
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Congratulations, bobby, for fighting bullshit with bullshit! FSM is brilliant parody, superb irony! Keep up your fantastic assault on ignorance, stupidity and gullibility!!!!!!! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bradford J. Mead
Beleaguered Humanist
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Pastafarianism is the best thing to happen to the internets. May we come to reason through comedy and at the same time dispel silly beliefs and learn to laugh at our civilization a bit. ~Ramen
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What about establishing holy days of obligation ?
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Followers of Pastafarianism, repent or surely ye shall burn in hell for all eternity. Your false god, the FSM, is not a god of love and mercy like mine, the God of Moses and of Jehovahs Witnesses. My God was willing to sacrifice the innocent first born of Egypt and later He commanded Joshua to kill the inhabitants of Jericho, including children, women and elderly, all in the name of His most Holy Wishes. My God, deciding that His first iteration of mankind was flawed, drowned humanity, except for Noah and his family, in a humongous flood. Yes, little children, women, young lovers, old mothers, the whole damned population was sent to a watery grave. But, O’ Merciful God, hear our prayers, we thank you for preserving all 300 million forms of life, including the protozoan that causes malaria and the bacterium responsible for the black plague. (Intelligent Design at its best.)
And why did my God bring about these catastrophes (and many others)? To prove to non-believers that He “moves in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.” That evidence should convince you to abandon your Noodly False Deity. If it doesn’t, then rot in hell, as my omniscient God knew you would even befofe you were conceived.
In the next lesson, we will explore the Trinity, or the split personalities of my God. In particular, we will discuss the role of Jesus, God’s Only Begotten Son, in your salvation. If you can believe in the FSM, you will have no problem assimilating the Amazing Grace you are offered by the Son.
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