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81 - October 27th, 2006 at - Seth Sunshine Says:
faghettini, I don’t think you’re in any position to cast judgement upon Duneman’s wife’s profession. And I know you’re likely to come back with ‘I wasn’t judging her merely posing questions,’ but you had a decidedly judgemental tone and insinuated that was her only use. Just as with religion no-one has any right to enforce their beliefs upon someone else and therefore you have no right to say the way somebody lives is right or wrong in this respect. So my advice would be to keep your quips to yourself next time.
And on a more topical note, I’d just like to say I’ve loved reading through everything on the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and I’m definately now a Pastafarian convert.
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82 - October 30th, 2006 at - Mike Meier Says:
@wwfsmd?
One word - library. Just go check it out instead of buying it or getting your parents to buy it. -
83 - October 30th, 2006 at - wwfsmd? Says:
i’ll think about it. lol. well…libraries always want money when i go to see them cuz the books are overdue. so i’ve grown not to like libraries, i know “that’s just being lazy” well w/e i’ll just be lazy then!
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84 - October 31st, 2006 at - rafael espaguetti moros Says:
I like it , I like it , I like it , beer , spagettis , wine , stroppers
RAmeeeeennnnnn.
even i like pirates (not very very , but i like it)
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85 - November 2nd, 2006 at - A Vagrant Questioner Says:
Note I have yet to read the good book, so correct me as brutally as you want it twill not dissaffect me.
The problem i have with chrstianity in all of its form is this.
Ask forgivness and you are forgiven.
Confess and your path to heaven is secured.
I see many flaws moraly in that, i that is true i personally dont belibve it is then Ted Bundy a man who murdered and raped over one hundred women can easily acces paradise?.
And now for a deep question why would any creater be it a pasta god or a christian titan allow so much pain and suffering in the world, no one likes seeing children starve. So i ask both ye faiths where are your gods for the people that never have a chance?
Answer me these question if at all possible,
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86 - November 2nd, 2006 at - One Eyed Jack Says:
Questioner,
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All good questions if you believe that the creator of the universe has a vested interest in us. Something which many religions profess. We are egotistical beings. We are convinced we matter. We want to feel we matter.
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Consider this. How much do you care about the fate of an ant, a gnat, or a bacterium? Would you intervene to save an ant, a gnat, or a bacterium? We assume that a divine creator would have a vested interest in us. How can we possibly know the mind of such a being? Why should this creator care what happens to an ant, a gnat, a bacterium, or us? Relatively speaking we are down there with the bacteria.
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The FSM does not send people to hell. There is no true Pastafarian hell. It’s more like sitting in the smoky part of the bar, with a bad view of the dance stage, and having to drink stale beer. The FSM gave us brains. I imagine he expects us to use them and deal with the assholes ourselves.
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87 - November 3rd, 2006 at - Roj Villapardo Says:
I have not read the Gospel. I have just enjoyed reading all of your posts on this particular page. This posting may be out of place here, but I wanted to add to the discussion.
I do not believe in God.
I am not an Atheist.
These two statements are not mutually exclusive.IMO, there is a crucial misjudgement that atheists make on their personal religious path. That misjudgement is to assume that Church and God are irrevocably conjunct. This is not necessarily the fault of the athiest. The Church preaches that disbelief in even one aspect of its dogma is disbelief in the entire system. The Church also preaches that it is the only true conduit for communion with God. When a devoted acolyte learns of pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, or sloth perpetrated by Holy Men or their Holy Bureaucracy, it is natural to assume that God (the only god he/she knows) must not exist; This is a logical fallacy. Just because a lollipop must be held up by a stick doesn’t mean the stick is going to be sweet and tasty.
The thought that escapes most athiests is that they don’t have to believe in God in order to believe in god, or gods. Everett Fox - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett_Fox - interprets YHWH as “I will be there howsoever I will be there.” Saying further (I’m paraphrasing here) that when God is asked His name, He responds that the name is not important. That if you need Him, He will already be at your side. I like to take that one step further, and say that He’s there when you need Him, and in the form in which you need him. God doesn’t need to be a ridiculous gray-haired man on a throne. And He can be an equally ridiculous Flying Spaghetti Monster. It’s up to each of us as individual human beings with functioning brains to deduce the true nature of the god we choose to worship.
In summation: Atheists who are utterly certain that there has never been any sort of supreme being frighten me as much as people who are utterly certain that the biblical flood was an historical event.
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88 - November 3rd, 2006 at - Roj Villapardo Says:
Sweet Jesus, someone save me from my horrid spelling and formatting. *stabs self with dagger*
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89 - November 3rd, 2006 at - A Vagrant Questioner Says:
In response to Roj
Excelent however,
God, if exsistant would have to be female. I know this for two reasons no man has that much to say and thousands of years after eating her apple we are still catching crap about it.
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90 - November 4th, 2006 at - nikkiee Says:
Well, it is often left up to the woman to go out and buy more apples!
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91 - November 4th, 2006 at - One Eyed Jack Says:
Roj
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What you describe is really more along the lines of what a deist is. Atheists by definition do not believe in God, a god, or gods. What you argue may be a resonable way to look at the idea of ‘god’, but you’re talking about something other than atheism.
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You write, “Atheists who are utterly certain that there has never been any sort of supreme being frighten me as much as people who are utterly certain that the biblical flood was an historical event.”
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Why would this frighten you? Do you believe in Zeus, Wotan, Baal or Odin? Should it scare me if you don’t? Perhaps what you fear is not atheists, but the possibility that they could be right.
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OEJ, spreading the word with a shovel and pitchfork -
92 - November 4th, 2006 at - One Eyed Jack Says:
nikkiee,
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That’s only true in the Bible. In real life it’s the woman’s job to go out and buy more beer!
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93 - November 4th, 2006 at - nikkiee Says:
Bah! You just havn’t been properly trained OEJ. Ever noticed how, after a few years (say 5), a man starts referring to his “til death do us part” as the boss!!!
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94 - November 4th, 2006 at - nikkiee Says:
These men have discovered the key to a happy marriage. (along with everything that implies)
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95 - November 4th, 2006 at - One Eyed Jack Says:
nikkiee,
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Some might argue that the term “happy marriage” is an oxymoron.
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96 - November 4th, 2006 at - nikkiee Says:
I concede!
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97 - November 4th, 2006 at - Pwnerade Says:
I have felt the touch of His Noodly Appendage! All hail His Noodliness!
Wow, this religion hasn’t been around for that long, and there already appears to be religious debate. Dang . . .
RAmen
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98 - November 7th, 2006 at - Quolnok Says:
I’m glad the Australian (and UK) release is the hardcover version as depicted on the US cover (complete with ribbon). Much more “religious text”y.
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99 - November 9th, 2006 at - Uncle Simon Says:
I bought the book at Borders recently and I’m almost finished. This is the most hilarious and amazing book I have ever read.
RAmen.
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100 - November 9th, 2006 at - The Spaghetti Thief Says:
I must say I am most appalled at the vast number of people intent on eating the precious Flying Spaghetti Monster. It is disgusting that it is legal for people to purchase, kill and eat this innocent creature…even if it does taste absolutely delicious. Even when it is smothered in a rich tomato and meatball sauce, the crime is still horrendous. I have many things to say on this atrocious topic, but I must go as the pasta is ready and the sauce done. I shall be back to publish my scrumptious recipie for homemade pasta and meatball sauce. Dig in.
