Response from Mrs. Janet Waugh – District 1 – Received 6/25/05

From: JWaugh1052@[xxxxxxx]
To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com
Date: Jun 25, 2005 6:34 AM
Subject: Response from a member of the Kansas Board of Education

Thanks for your comments about the Flying Spaghetti Monster and all the supporters who have sent their support to members of the Kansas Board of Education. I am supporting the recommendations of the science committee and am currently in the minority. I think your theory is wonderful and possibly some of the majority members will be willing to support it.

Thanks again,

Janet Waugh District 1

Response from Mrs. Sue Gamble – District 2 – Received 6/26/05

From: msgamble@[xxxxxxxxx]
To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com
Date: Jun 26, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: Reply

Dear Mr. Henderson, Thanks for your message. Thanks for the laugh. Your web site is fascinating. I will add your theory to a long list of alternative theories I intend to introduce when it is appropriate. I am practicing how to do this with a straight face which is difficult since it’s such a ridiculous subject; it is also very sad that we are even having the discussion.

I will be one of the four member minority who will be voting against the flawed science standards currently being proposed by the six member majority.

Sincerely,

Sue Gamble

Response from Mrs. Carol Rupe – District 8 – Received 8/16/05

From: Carol Rupe
To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com
Date: Aug 16, 2005 8:19 AM
Subject: Kansas State Board of Education

Dear Mr. Henderson,

In the midst of the sad circumstances of having our science standards lowered, you and your legion of fellow FSM followers have offered wonderful comic relief. Rather than the form letters which we often receive on other topics, each FSM letter has been clever and unique. I responded to several at first, but now there have just been too many. I am a member of the Kansas State Board of Education and have voted repeatedly to maintain excellent science standards. Last week was the vote to send a new draft (written by the 6 conservative members) out for external review. The four of us on the board who are moderates were in the minority on the vote. The group of science teachers and university professors who had written the original standards (before they were changed) have now asked that their names be withdrawn from the document. The new version changes the very definition of science from “seeking natural explanations” to “seeking logical explanations”. That is why I think FSMism is able to be included. It is as “logical” as any other theory.

The final vote on the standards will be in October. We will be in Lawrence, Kansas for that meeting. Those of us who are moderates on the board are trying to have the meeting in the Natural History Museum at the University of Kansas. We think that would be an appropriate setting for the occasion. We welcome you to be in attendance.

We have received thousands of emails from scientists around the world. At first, they all tried to explain good science to us. After the vote last week, however, they have resorted to calling us hillbillies and morons. And those are the nice letters!

Thank you for adding levity to this situation. You have developed quite a following. I was wondering if we could reverse the effects of global warming if we started breeding pirates.

Sincerely,
Carol Rupe

P.S. I ordered a Kansas Museum of Science t-shirt. I may just have to wear it to a board meeting.

From: Mrs. Kathy Martin, District 6

“It is a serious offense to mock God.”

1440 Responses to “Kansas School Board Responses to the Open Letter”

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  1. 1001 - Don Evans - Feb 21st, 2008

    Who was it that said,,,,”One man’s religion is another man’s belly laugh,,,,?”

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  2. 1002 - IsabelPip - Feb 22nd, 2008

    Fantastic. Finally a church I can belong to, and eat the sauce too. Show me the meatballs, oh great FSM!

    And just a quick note, I just read the local Jehova’s news pamphlet, which included an article about science and the theory of evolution, and I just thought you should all know that, accordingly, the fine molecular theory has never been scientifically proved.

    (umm… what?)

    Ramen, and have a great saucy weekend!

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  3. 1003 - Filippo - Feb 22nd, 2008

    Response from Mr. Filippo ****** – Italy – Received 22/2/08

    From: Filippo
    To: bobby.henderson@gmail.com (well, not really, just a reply on this website =P)
    Date: Feb 22, 2008 3:32 PM
    Subject: Considerations

    Well, the first time I actually happened to see a drawing of the FSM (in a flash on Newgrounds), I didn’t understand what the hell was it supposed to match with the whole surrounding…
    Today, scrolling various articles of the free press newspaper Metro, I was caught in astonishment when a giant picture of the FSM itself made it’s appearance in the middle of the page!
    After reading the article, I felt like I HAD to go and look for the website of such an original (and hilarious) idea.
    Now that I’ve seen the text of the letter (the Italian translated version isn’t totally fair to the English one) I must say you’d deserve to have this ipothesis to be taught as a subject, at least for it’s “logicity” (to be intended with the same meaning Mrs. Carol Rupe meant it to be).
    Sadly, most people I know just don’t understand that it -could really- be a FSM out there, as well as any other entity suggested by any else religion!
    For the same reason, the “pirates-global temperature” connection, in fact, isn’t less credible than the “Greenhouse effect”. Actually, both are only based on graphs about statistics and the “Greenhouse” one in neither more accurate nore more “logical”.
    As a result of these considerations, I offer you my full support, invisible and untouchable of course!

    Sincerly,
    Filippo

    P.S.: sorry for my not perfect English: it isn’t my mother language!

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  4. 1004 - Paul - Feb 23rd, 2008

    I am from the hold church of The Blessed Bike Mechanic and we believe that the universe was created a week last Tuesday. We abhor your “faith” and all that is stands for and we declare a holy war upon you and your faithless creed. There is only one true faith and one true God (praise His Holy Name) and he fixes bikes. Our crusaders will be around shortly to remove your infidel heads, as soon as they’ve gotten those nasty grass stains out of their nice white shirts. Can anyone recommend a good laundry detergent? A curse upon you. Have a nice day.

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  5. 1005 - Chris M. - Feb 25th, 2008

    I took the pamphlets from The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti monster, photo copied and spammed my entire town with them. Seriously, like hundreds. All over the hydro poles. The world will know…especially the town i live in.

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  6. 1006 - Michael B Nicholson - Feb 25th, 2008

    Thank You

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  7. 1007 - Andy - Feb 28th, 2008

    I am going to design pamphlets of my own, that three fit on an A4 paper, so that I will only have to print 1/3 of the actual amount needed. Since my printers exploded, and the librarian at school is rather unfriendly. I will also design a similar poster in A4 format and stick them wherever it is not illegal.

    This is going to be so much fun.

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  8. 1008 - kot1981 - Feb 28th, 2008

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  9. 1009 - Robert Carlberg - Feb 28th, 2008

    I added a link to Pastafarianism on the Wiikipedia article on Pirates. The world needs to know. Al Gore needs to know. It’s the truth, however inconvenient. The truth is like garlic butter.

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  10. 1010 - Flopblok - Feb 28th, 2008

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    Hello everyone one, i made a website and i was hoping you could give me your opinion about it!
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  12. 1012 - Pete - Feb 29th, 2008

    This is every bit as non-sensical as any religion. I’d go for it!

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  13. 1013 - Wyatt01206 - Feb 29th, 2008

    “When one person suffers from delusions, its called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion.” – Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    This arose as a quotation by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902). The historian and moralist, who was otherwise known simply as Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887:

    “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”

    Another English politician with no shortage of names – William Pitt the Younger, The Earl of Chatham and British Prime Minister from 1766 to 1778, is sometimes wrongly attributed as the source. He did say something similar, in a speech to the UK House of Lords in 1770:

    “Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it”

    -http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/288200.html

    When this country was founded it was done so with the belief that religion would be a free choice, when teaching Creationism based on faith enters the school system, the system will crumble because they must propose every other possible language, including Pastafarian and Rastafarian. They are opening Pandora’s Box and are going to regret it for the rest of their natural born lives and the lives they live in the future, whatever the FSM has in mind for these no believers.

    Praise and Pasta Be with You.

    RAmen

    Wyatt

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  14. 1014 - Wyatt01206 - Feb 29th, 2008

    On the previous comment, I am missing a couple of things.

    First is the second Quote, by Baron Acton, “Power Corrupts, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.”

    Second is when I stated language, what I meant to say was Religion, but I am sure you could have figured that out through the context of the passage.

    There is a new voice for Pastafarians in N.O. and I will be out every Friday on Burbon St. supporting the FSM and Hurricane Drinks from Pat O’s and Grenades (and maybe a strip club from time to time =P).

    Praise and Pasta Be with You.

    RAmen

    Wyatt

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  22. 1022 - Josh Hoffman - Mar 8th, 2008

    Ok, as I read that letter the whole time I thought to myself, “WTF!” How can someone write the words “noodly appendage” without bursting out laughing. I myself am laughing now. I mean really, come on, Flying Spaghetti Monster!?! Get real, I may not have a clear opinion in my head about religion, I mean I belive in God but I don’t believe everything that the Bible says, but this whole religion, if one can call it that, is a joke! A damn joke!

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  23. 1023 - Hans - Mar 9th, 2008

    Well the board of education will see otherwise when we are billion strong in 2000 years! , THEY THEY WILL NOT LAUGH IN HIS NOODLENESSES FACE.

    rAmen!

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  26. 1026 - E Vella - Mar 11th, 2008

    Can I lick his Scrumptious Noodleness?

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  27. 1027 - Joe Blow - Mar 12th, 2008

    Josh: “I mean I belive in God”

    yes Josh, please continue… what does he/she/it look like? how tall is your God? Or is it more like a pure energy being? Does it have spatial and temporal contiguity?

    what drives your belief? Have you met or spoken with your god? did you catch a glimpse of your god on a foggy road when night was falling?

    and does your god interact with you? the world? if so how?

    please be as detailed as possible.

    thanks
    Joe

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  28. 1028 - connie - Mar 13th, 2008

    the last letter made me laugh.

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  29. 1029 - me, myself and his/her/its noodly appendageness - Mar 14th, 2008

    i believe i met this entity one night after devouring quite a lot of our special friends the magic shrooms.

    i believe that these shrooms are the poo-poos of our beloved creator the many tentacled, many appendaged doer of good.

    i believe that i’ve been touch by one of his appendages.

    can you send me the Flying Spaghetti Monster’s creed or if you like i’ll write it for you.

    me and myself

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  30. 1030 - Jeff - Mar 14th, 2008

    ” but this whole religion, if one can call it that, is a joke! A damn joke!”
    _________________________________________________
    We’ve got a smart one here!

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  31. 1031 - Koen - Mar 14th, 2008

    It is not a serious offense to mock an unexistant thingy.

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  32. 1032 - LEO rOBERTS - Mar 15th, 2008

    THE QUINTESSENTIAL PROBLEM IS TO LEARN HOW TO CRUCIFY A SPAGHETTI MONSTER AND THEN TO FREE HIM/HER FROM THE CROSS WITHOUT DAMAGING HIS (?) APPENDAGES.

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  33. 1033 - GorGo - Mar 17th, 2008

    If you keep offending his NOODLENESS you are calling upon you the wrath of his spicy souce and a NOODLEY HOLY WAR.

    And believe me .. that will make one hell of a mess. Everyone knows how much fun it is to clean up sticky noodles.

    Best of wishes to all brothers and sisters of the one true NOODELY faith.

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  37. 1037 - Dan - Mar 18th, 2008

    You guys need to remember that we are one of the only religons who can say we havn’t killed anyone to join or promote our religon. We obviously make the most sense, but we respect all others religons. I’m sure if everyone sawa ll of the overwhelming scientific evidence of His Noodley Ones existance, they would believe in him aswell. Maybe instead of trying to threaten with noodley holy war, you should grab your eye patch and your parrot, make some pamphlets and spread the word of our FSM.
    RAmen

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  38. 1038 - Henry Pierson - Mar 18th, 2008

    Leo—It is due to the poverty of your imagine that you can not fathom how his greatness could be crucified. If the great one would allow it, you would merely tie together, with tie-wraps, several of his noodley appendages—the spike, (nail etc.) would be placed between them. Clearly his holiness has seen fit not to endow you with perception. As for me, I have personally visted with the great one and he has revealed to me that you should be crucified in his place for even suggesting such a thing.

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  39. 1039 - OAPV - Mar 18th, 2008

    Greetings
    As I read most of this enlighted website that spreads the world of our creator the godly FSM, I have converted to the most devoted beliver. After viewing some of the sightings, He appeared in my dreams and I was touched by His noodly appendage. He, our creator, the being we should pay tribute to, has been neglected by the ignorant hordes of humans that betrayed Him adoring imaginary beings, these fantastic creatures won’t save the humanity of His rage against misbelievers.
    A noodly greeting to all borthers and sisters, believers of the one and truly creator of the universe
    VIVA FSM

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  40. 1040 - mitch - Mar 19th, 2008

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  45. 1045 - Carl Rossiter - Mar 21st, 2008

    The flying spaghetti monster is the whole reason for my existence. So far I have only managed to convert one person to his Noodely ways, but I am staying vigilant in my quest to rid the world of global warming. Long live the FSM

    RAmen

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  46. 1046 - Nick - Mar 22nd, 2008

    Holy crap this is amazing, I’ve gotta say the line about his noodly appendages had me laughing my ass off. Anyway this is a great website and it does make about as much sense as most other things they’re suggesting to be taught in school. This is great though, hilarious. you should see the shit they have about scientology. Wikipedia has told me that : the story of Xenu (sometimes Xemu), introduced as an alien ruler of the “Galactic Confederacy.” According to this story, 75 million years ago Xenu brought billions of people to Earth in spacecraft resembling Douglas DC-8 airliners, stacked them around volcanoes and blew them up with hydrogen bombs. Their souls then clustered together, stuck to the bodies of the living and continue to do this today. Hubbard called these clustered spirits “Body Thetans,” and advanced-level Scientologists place considerable emphasis on isolating these alien souls and neutralizing their ill effects.

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  47. 1047 - tappet1 - Mar 24th, 2008

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  48. 1048 - John Angioni - Mar 24th, 2008

    I’m agnostic my self. I support FSMism because I hate evangelistic Christianity, idiots like the ones on that school board, and people that don’t know when to get out of other peoples business.

    As for the people here that love to bash peoples faith.

    #1 I’d really rather you didn’t act like a sanctimonious holier-than-thou ass when describing my noodly goodness. If some people don’t believe in me, that’s okay. Really, I’m not that vain. Besides, this isn’t about them so don’t change the subject.
    #2 I’d really rather you didn’t use my existence as a means to oppress, subjugate, punish, eviscerate, and/or, you know, be mean to others. I don’t require sacrifices, and purity is for drinking water, not people.

    I read that as let people believe what they want and stop being a dick about it.

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  49. 1049 - James - Mar 25th, 2008

    I love how that one person- Kathy Martin- says that it is a serious offence to mock god. Being atheist, I love to see morons trance about talking about how offending “god” is terrible. Makes me realise why one third the world is retarded- Religion.

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  50. 1050 - Christina LeBoeuf - Mar 25th, 2008

    A friend of mine referred me to this website in hopes that I would find a great laugh, and maybe even something to smile about for the next few weeks. When I came upon this site, however, I was appalled to find that they allow “logical” teaching in schools. Think about the word “logical” for a minute…. what comes to mind? I hope that you aren’t referring to anything that our parents have taught us. The world today has people who believe that grains of sand are gods. We are nobody to judge, we don’t know for sure… And if you DO know, fill me in because we can never have enough religions. I mean, how crazy does “Zeus” sound now? Back in Roman times it was all the rage. If by “logical” you mean “Jesus” or “God” then I don’t see any objection with having the “The Flying Spaghetti Monster” around. Think about it this way: Jews probably laugh about how you all look like idiots praising a Messiah that hasn’t arrived. How do you feel about that, Christians? I see no reason why Pastafarianism can’t be taught in schools that have Jewish, Muslim, or Christian faiths being taught. That’s exactly like bashing on Obama because he’s Muslim. How would you feel if someone bashed on you because you were Christian? Not great. C’mon, people, this is the GOLDEN RULE from Kindergarten: “Treat others how you would want to be treated.”

    Sincerely, Christina.

    Oh, and Bobby… Keep on. Imagination is the station for the future.

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An elaborate spoof on Intelligent Design, The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is neither too elaborate nor too spoofy to succeed in nailing the fallacies of ID. It's even wackier than Jonathan Swift's suggestion that the Irish eat their children as a way to keep them from being a burden, and it may offend just as many people, but Henderson, described elsewhere as a 25-year-old "out-of-work physics major," puts satire to the same serious use that Swift did. Oh, yes, it is very funny. -- Scientific American




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