“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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Is this a joke bobby cuz its really funny. send me a reply.
-Cody
What about freaturing the evidence provided by the Raman Noodle Contest held last year. Who ever won that? I think it was Science Creative Quarterly or somthing that was sponsoring it. Rather than an endorsement we could have real science proof presented.
‘Few people realize that the very 2nd word in the bible is mistranslated. The original Hebrew says †in A beginning…‒
In other words this could be translated as, “Once upon a time. . .”
Yes that is true Keith Johnson, but if you think about it, before there was anything else, there was fear or the absence of, because without that then oyu dont have a base argument
hey guys i am new to the website and religion but i am a strong beleiver and am doing everything in my power to convince the world that FSM is the almighty god i am open to any helpfull pointers or hints or even just general knowledge if you guys wanna e-mail me my e-mail is the_pleasurechest@hotmail.com and my i say that its fuckin awesome to see good hard scientific facts and proof be posted to show those fuckin pricks who laugh at us and say we are a joke well you know what i say ” fuck you assholes i pitty you and your closeminded ideals one day soon the number of pirates will be at great enough level that you fuckwits will be scared shitless” RAMEN ON!!
Who needs AK47 toting moslems or negro hanging cross burning Evangelists when this brave new religion puts the FUN and the MENTAL back into Fundamentalism.
fun‧da‧mental‧ism  /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntlˌɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fuhn-duh-men-tl-iz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a movement in American Protestantism that arose in the early part of the 20th century in reaction to modernism and that stresses the infallibility of the Bible not only in matters of faith and morals but also as a literal historical record, holding as essential to Christian faith belief in such doctrines as the creation of the world, the virgin birth, physical resurrection, atonement by the sacrificial death of Christ, and the Second Coming.
2. the beliefs held by those in this movement.
3. strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles: the fundamentalism of the extreme conservatives.
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[Origin: 1920–25, American; fundamental + -ism]
—Related forms
fun‧da‧men‧tal‧ist, noun, adjective
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I thought fundamentalist was a convergence of “fund a mentalist”, as in give money to people with mental problems?
RAmen
As a scientist and researcher I consider the FSM theory to be a brilliant case of a generic scientific religion that should be taught in all schools of religious orientation, including Kansas. I would also recommend to include the concept of Evil to make the theory complete, logically consistent, and, above all, more amusing for the children. In the proposed concept the totality of the spirit must be equal to zero (nothing). This is because zero
requires no further explanation. Since FSM, pirates, and such represent a positive spirit (Good) then there should be an equal amount of a negative spirit (Evil). The collision between the two leads to annihilation. A constant struggle between the two creates diversity and promotes thinking. Although possible in principle, total annihilation rarely happens because the outcome would be too boring to exist.
“there was more than one beginning. In fact, there were three”
Oh.. is that a fact?
I am a roman catholic middle schooler, and i beleive the world was made by god. I do not, however, beleive ID should be taught as science. It is not science. Pastafarianism is just as valid as ID as far as evidence goes, and deserves the same time in our schools. The Christian genisis story cannot possibly be correct. I beleive Evolution happened, whether a God’s hands or the FSM’s noodles.
I am a Roman Catholic, and i support this website.
-Neal Werle, student
Gomer Feb 9th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
I am a roman catholic middle schooler, and i beleive the world was made by god. I do not, however, beleive ID should be taught as science. It is not science. Pastafarianism is just as valid as ID as far as evidence goes, and deserves the same time in our schools. The Christian genisis story cannot possibly be correct. I beleive Evolution happened, whether a God’s hands or the FSM’s noodles.
I am a Roman Catholic, and i support this website.
-Neal Werle, student
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Good statement Gomer!
Ramen
All of this is as ridiculous as the story of the two Jewish guys sitting in a bar in ancient Bethlehem. “Well, it’s a nice story, Joseph, but ya still gotta marry the bitch.’
@von Larson
Something’s wrong with me. I like that a lot. But I hope I never repeat it.
EVIDENCE OF PASTA HOLINESS
If you look at the history of America’s economy, you might notice some very interesting details. In the 1930’s, America went into the great depression. In the late 30’sand early 40’s, America received many immigrants as a result of the war. A large amount of these immigrants were Italian. Those Italians brought along with them Spaghetti, and America’s consumption increased. Soon after that landmark moment, America left the great depression and became the richest country around. Is it a coincidence that America’s economy grew after we becan eating spaghetti?
I don’t think so.
I want to point out that the “Christian” creationism story was originally the Jewish creationism story. Yet, none of my Jewish friends go crazy over creationism…they like the story of the creation in 7 days, but know it has no basis in scientific fact. Why can’t my Christian family be more like them? But I fed my parents spaghetti the other day, so I’m hoping the noodly appendages will soon touch their hearts and brains and they will see the error of their ways.
@Strong Believer
Christianity is strong on the ‘you must believe’ front. So critical thinking is sometimes even seen as sinful, “You wouldn’t guestion the Lord would you?”. It’s a pretty effective way for an idea to keep itself alive, even if it is ludicrous. Just make sure people think it’s wrong to question, and none will question. And they will probably look unkindly at you if you do think for yourself and openly question their beliefs. Pretty hard situation to ever win.
The Hebrew WAS NOT MISTRANSLATED!!! I AM TAKING A GREEK AND HEBREW CLASS! do any of you even know how to read it? i doubt it. STOP saying stuff you dont even know about!! THERE WAS ONLY ONE BEGINNING AND THAT BEGINNING WAS THE ONE GOD ALMIGHTY CREATED!!
NOT SOME SPAGHETTI MONSTER!!!
The Hebrew WAS NOT MISTRANSLATED!!! I AM TAKING A GREEK AND HEBREW CLASS! do any of you even know how to read it? i doubt it. STOP saying stuff you dont even know about!! THERE WAS ONLY ONE BEGINNING AND THAT BEGINNING WAS THE ONE GOD ALMIGHTY CREATED!!
NOT SOME SPAGHETTI MONSTER!!!
Hey Christian (or whoever), I know something about Hebrew and I know that in old scripts they never wrote the vocals (just ‘points’, it is hard for me to explain, because English is not my native language, but if you know something about hebrew you’ll know what I mean). That means that a lot of word can be translated differently. Just one example: the story with the camel and the eye of a needle. If you add the vocal to the word ‘camel’ it can also mean ‘thick rope’, which btw would make much more sense. And also the words for ‘days’ in genesis could have also meant eons. So please do some research before making a statement.
Hey,
I am an Atheist and I go totally insane when s.o. tries to bug my mind with gods. So, I fully support your religion! :) And as a media student, I promise to help the campaign with some new stuff. Actually I plan to make a satirical animation about heaven and hell for my final, and I may include the TRUE god in it ;), though it might be a bit difficult animating the noodles :)