“MMMMMmmmmm, spaghetti”
–H. Neville, Ph.D.
“As a former art historian, I must say that FSM wins hands down over ID when it comes to the complexity of its iconography. ID has produced little aesthetic response to its point of view. FSM on the other hand has stimulated a spontaneous outpouring of highly expressive art.”
–Laura Jones, PhD
“On Science, Evolution and Intelligent Design What needs to be taught in the schools is how to evaluate scientific evidence, make decisions and think critically. Science is always in flux. New discoveries are always changing our view of current knowledge, refining and fine tuning our view of nature and the world. I came across a factoid the other day that the average Renaissance man encountered in a lifetime the amount of information found in one issue of the New York Times Newspaper. Today, the average person, including the average teenager, is immersed in data from the moment they get up in the morning until they go to bed. They need to be taught skills to help them sort through this amazing morass of information of varying levels of worth. Concrete ?truisms? such as creationism or that relative dressed up in a suit and tie called intelligent design that cannot bend or adapt to new incoming knowledge only do the children of this nation a disservice. Evolution is based on scientific facts. Intelligent design is a form of marketing. The truth must be told.”
–Judith Challis, Ph.D.
“The riducule of FSMism by believers in ID is a beautifully ironic hypocracy. It is a classic case of faith-blindness and the worst of intellectual behaviour that can be observed in religion. In this instance the believers in ID run roughshod over the believers in FSMism by claiming their ‘Faith’ is correct and decrying the FSM ‘Faith’ as wrong. It is not possible to scientifically qualify ‘Faith’ and thus a comparison of ‘Faith’ in this fashion is meaningless and offensive. If no evidence can be provided to support either then both are equally valid or invalid, regardless of how angry or indignant the supporters may be. ”
–Andy Parsons, Ph.D.
“As a research scientist, I am strongly in favor of the simplest explanations inferred from empirical data. It’s quite clear to me that the evidence for the Flying Spaghetti Monster’s creation of the Universe is as good as that for Intelligent Design, as accepted by the Kansas school board. I therefore wholeheartedly support your letter, in that FSMism should get equal treatment under the auspices of the state government.”
– Brock M. Tice
“I hope no one confuses the terrible and naïve notion of ID with what it means to be Christian. In a way, ID represents a very flawed unChristian God who was incompetent to the task of creating capable natural laws, and so resorted to post-creation tinkering, thus giving the impression of supernatural design. Yet, if supernaturalism be called for, then the pasta family of theologies seems the most plausible, and unquestionably the tastiest with cheese.”
–Stephen D. Unwin, Ph.D., Author of “The Probability of God” (Three Rivers Press, 2004)
“Few people realize that the very 2nd word in the bible is mistranslated. The original Hebrew says ” in A beginning…” whereas most translations say “in THE beginning…” And therein lies the Truth: there was more than one beginning. In fact, there were three: The 1st followed Evolution as discovered by Darwin; the 2nd followed Intelligent Design; but the 3rd and most successful is the present FSMism discovered by you. So, you see, teaching all three is imperative!”
– Dr. Uriel Goldberg
“Having now perused the many facets of Pastafarianism (and being both a scientist and a specialist in the anthroplogy of religion), I believe that there is great scope for women in this religion. Clearly the FSM has aspects of both male and female, with both “noodly appendages” and two round meatballs which clearly represent the Breasts of the Great Mother Goddess. Given this inclusion of diversity, I feel that Pastafarianism has MORE to offer budding students than ID, which is notably narrow in its outlook.”
–Susan Johnston, PhD
“As a professional paleontologist, I need to emphasize that evolutionary theory has nothing to do with explaining the origin of life. Evolution is the scientific explanation that explains the diversity of life that we see all around us. It is usually defined very simply as a change in gene frequencies through time. It’s not about origins.
Pastafarianism attempts to explain the origins of the universe, and does so with as much or more validity (and more gusto!) than ID creationism. And maybe many people find a sense of ultimate purpose in the universe by believing in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. But such beliefs are based upon faith, not science. In fact, considering His active distortions of observable data, science cannot comment upon these beliefs at all, and must proceed in it’s usual manner — testing hypotheses based upon observable data. Whether these data have been altered by His Noodliness is moot; a difference which makes no difference is not difference.
Pastafarianism does not constitute a scientific theory, despite it’s apparent adherence to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle regarding the interactions of observer and observed. It should not be taught as science … unless, of course, ID creationism is also taught as science, in which case all bets are off.
Best of luck with your web page. I’m off to The Old Spaghetti Factory for worship.”
–E. Scott
“As a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist, I have often been struck by how the brain resembles pasta. Clearly, the Flying Spaghetti Monster theory is worthy of deep thought. Or at least a side order of garlic toast. Which is more than I can say about ID, which, as St. Sigmund taught, should be subservient to EGO (Equally Goofy Observations).”
–James Blackburn, Ph.D.
“A colleague told me of the gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
At first, frankly, as a professional astronomer, I was skeptical. What scientific proof does Bobby have of the existence of His Noodlyness, or must I take it on faith alone (as, of course, I do with the theory of evolution).
But then I thought back to one of our pictures taken with the Hubble Space Telescope; you can see it at:
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2002/14/big.html
This picture shows the nebula IC 4406, which as you can see is filled with Noodly structures! Not only does this image scientifically PROVE the existence of the FSM, I believe it shows His home in space.”
–Howard Bond, Ph.D.
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@Neal
What the hell are you talking about?
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Nice attempt Tex, but next time instert more spelling mistakes to make it move convincing.
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@Tex
“The Bible doesn’t use humor” I beg to differ. You’ve obviously never read Bel and the Dragon.
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@Tex Shelters Dec 30th, 2007 at 12:48 am
Nice (:))
…but you forgot to bless us all to Hell :p
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Well… I think the FSM could actually be god, i mean the bible has no real evidence, This religion would be awsome to join.
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THe Church is ready for another schism. Because all sphagetti are not cooked equal, like in the Far East. And why don’t we have a hell? we should start endorsing one. To put the fear of the FSM into believers hearts. Its part of The Formula.
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the fsm is awesome.
i find it really amusing that some christians say we’re gonna go to hell & that
when they don’t even have proof that the christian hell exists.
they get waaay too worked up about it i think.
we have much better evidence.
less pirates cause global warming.
obviously :P
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Just a quick note – I ATE YOUR GOD. I would say I am sorry, but he tasted sooooo damn good. Ps. the Marx theory related hypothesis is a load of bollocks, in my opinion, it is more related to atheism, as the flying spaghetti monster surely must exist in a communal state of conciseness. LOL
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Explain why this Academic Endorsements have more hatred than the first one.
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On my moral standars, I always believed all religion must be treated equally, and FSMism now gets my respect as such. It is equal to Christianity, Islamic, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism as such.
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But when it comes to my opinions, I like FSM better for its good sense of humor, and the relief that the next supporter you talk to have better intelligence and tolerance than several common religions I know.
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I shall reach the stance of PhD in my near future, and add my name in this list.
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i am a PASTAFARIANNNN!
:D
and whatever to alll our haterzzzz:)
all hail FSM!
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is there realy any info on who he created the world because im doing a school report on this topic an its about the origin of earth an i need more info
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D’omg
I liek horizontal stripes.
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FSM had been a rock to me and my family,
In times of need I have called upon the great power of the noodlemeister and our calls have been answered.
There have been moments when my faith was questioned, I am gluten intolerant but my faith in FSM and his squiggly ways gave me the alternative I needed…
corn and rice spaghetti..
Seek and ye shall unravel…. kneed and the world of noodle shall be revealed.
Exult the merciful wiggling savior.
I need no proof but my belief.
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These scientific endorsements have led me to one inescapable conclusion: our scientists have a tenuous grasp, at best, of spelling, semantics, and grammar.
I propose that all science classes in the U.S. Public School system teach the finer points of rhetoric and self-expression in addition to Evolutionary Theory, ID, and ID-FSM.
These classes should be held over a dinner of Pasta (determined, of course, according to the preferences of the local school board), accompanied by beverage of your choice, followed by toasts.
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I just wonder what is going to happen if a school actually accepts the inclusion of FSMism inits curricula along with ID, who the hell is going to teach it, jaja. It would be totally contradictory.
Gloria to the AlTomighty.
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You really realy need jesus this is retarded.
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How is this proof? You’ve got peoples’ comments and views on your stupid idea that this spaghetti monster is something that we should teach our children to. Nothing here is hard fact or makes sense!
“MMMMmmm spaghetti” ???
… seriously.. what the fuck?
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68 – October 16th, 2008 at – natasha Says:
“How is this proof? You’ve got peoples’ comments and views on your stupid idea that this spaghetti monster is something that we should teach our children to. Nothing here is hard fact or makes sense!
“MMMMmmm spaghetti” ???
… seriously.. what the fuck?”
Yarr, not “proof”, Evidence!
The Gospels “give evidence” to the life of Jesus. A devotee speaking (possibly even in tongues) in the congregation “gives evidence” to the word of God, and so on.
I give evidence to His Noodlyness by always preparing my spaghetti al dente and using a carefully considered amount of sauce.
Truly Divine!
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you people are crazy !! i guess we can defeat this spaghetti monster if we all eat spaghetti. WE’D NEVER GO HUNGRY !!
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Remember in Peter Pan when Tinkerbell went grey and nearly died because that bird didn’t believe in her, that’s a self-perpetuating myth, just like Jesus.
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go forth into the multitude,into the land of Jeramya .sit on a hot stove and you will arise-th
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woo!
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In NOODLES we trust!
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I have PROOF of FSM. PROOF. He touched my life and continues to touch my life in ways haters and scorners are too narrow-minded to see. My experiences of FSM are private but you just have to believe that I have SEEN him. With my eyes and my heart. FSM speaks to my heart and that is where I see him.
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@ – nick #66,
Not to worry! Bobby says in the original Open Letter that the CoFSM will supply instructors to teach the teachers how to dress as pirates and how to teach the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20090310/cm_csm/yspencer
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=pirates-rational-choice&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend
Good reading .
RAmen
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No, I am not christian, have no fear. Stupidity is not tolerated in my lifestyle. You people are so civilized and modern in your ways. You should take a trip to the Himalayan Mountains, and become a hermit, a non-believer. I hate religion, but unfortunately it keeps the world glued together. I hope that your precious spaghetti monster (by the way, it is a ‘monster’, yes? So this is why they call it ‘god-fearing’?) gets overcooked BY MY GRANDMOTHER!!! YEAH!! IN YOUR NOODLES!!! How d’you like them apples?
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btw i like your hatemail. good idea. :D
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btw, i like your hatemail. good idea. :D
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oops double post.. sorry
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i hate christians with a strong, deep passion. :D so piss off
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@ – antiFSM #77-81,
You sound as if you have a similar kind of contempt that many of our hate mailers demonstrate. It seems that you have neither read and understood The Open Letter nor read and understood the “About” tab material. Our theology is strictly satire; our mission of preventing the introduction of religion into public school science curricula is very serious. If you cannot abide by these premises, then please shove out, and go trolling other sites.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=creationism-feels-right-but-that-doesnt-make-it-so&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=religious-ideas-burrow-in-brains&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend
RAmen
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The Hebrew WAS NOT MINESTRONE!!! I AM TAKING A GREEK AND HEBREW WINE GLASS! do any of you even know how to cook it? i hope so. STOP saving cheese you know about!! THERE WAS A CARLYC ONE AND THAT WAS A GOOD ONE, FSM ALMIGHTY CREATED!!
FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER!!!
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83 goes @ 17!
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our God nourishes us, and even you, unbelievers, because of his great love.
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@ – weenus – #84,
Is your god the god of the “great love” of the last three chapters of Judges? Is that what “nourishes” you? Why do you believe what you believe?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=religious-ideas-burrow-in-brains&SID=mail&sc=emailfriend
RAmen
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I ran into this guy in Hermitage Tn at a gas station.
We got to talking about religion and joking.
He told me to checkout the FSM site and said he was
a Pastafarian. Well, here I am on this site and Im hooked!
I threw out my torah and told my mom that I found the truth!
Thanks man at the gas station I wished I got your name!
A.H.K
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In all seriousness, anyone who attempts to force their religious beliefs on others, especially on a site such as this is a massive hypocrite. There is as much real evidence to support the existence of a flying spaghetti monster as there is to support the existence of god or the divinity of Jesus. Meanwhile there is overwhelming evidence to support the theory of evolution. This is the greatest website ever and I applaud you Bobby Henderson for your letter to the imbeciles at the Kansas State Board or Ed. and the subsequent creation of this incredible religion. RAmen!!!
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Do you realize, #88, that you totally contradicted yourself? If this is as much evidence as it takes to convince someone of Jesus Christ, then why is it that the spaghetti monster thing takes the cake? Based on what you said, couldn’t it be just as possible that Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior, is real rather than the noodles in a knot?
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Jess, just how stupid are you?! This religion is a SATIRE! Look up “satire” in a dictionary and then please go away.
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