The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

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CAN I GET A “RAMEN” FROM THE CONGREGATION?!

Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today’s fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying Spaghetti Monster. What drives the FSM’s devout followers, a.k.a. Pastafarians? Some say it’s the assuring touch from the FSM’s “noodly appendage.” Then there are those who love the worship service, which is conducted in pirate talk and attended by congregants in dashing buccaneer garb. Still others are drawn to the Church’s flimsy moral standards, religious holidays every Friday, or the fact that Pastafarian heaven is way cooler: Does your heaven have a Stripper Factory and a Beer Volcano? Intelligent Design has finally met its match–and it has nothing to do with apes or the Olive Garden of Eden.

Within these pages, Bobby Henderson outlines the true facts– dispelling such malicious myths as evolution (“only a theory”), science (“only a lot of theories”), and whether we’re really descended from apes (fact: Humans share 95 percent of their DNA with chimpanzees, but they share 99.9 percent with pirates!)
See what impressively credentialed top scientists have to say:

“If Intelligent Design is taught in schools, equal time should be given to the FSM theory and the non-FSM theory.”
–Professor Douglas Shaw, Ph.D.

“Do not be hypocritical. Allow equal time for other alternative ‘theories’ like FSMism, which is by far the tastier choice.”
–J. Simon, Ph.D.

“In my scientific opinion, when comparing the two theories, FSM theory seems to be more valid than classic ID theory.”
–Afshin Beheshti, Ph.D.

Read the book and decide for yourself!

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Amazon Customer Reviews:

Phaedruss: meh
I was hoping that this book would have been funnier. Overall, while the idea is amusing, I didn't find too many points to be that funny, and I was ready to be finished with the book before the end.
K.M. McCallister: Deceptive Cover
The actual content of the book is great. Very funny. However, if you buy the soft cover version, it loses a lot of visual appeal. Instead of the book still being red and a rectangle, as it is pictured, it is actually just a PICTURE of that red book on a square white book. Major disappointment.
Ada: Should be required reading
I laughed, I cried, I drank grog, I ate a LOT of pasta while reading this fine book. Truly, you will feel the power of His noodly appendage when you read this book. Unless it came with stickers, I'm not sure it could be improved upon.
This Pastafarian primer will serve you well. Should be required reading for everyone that blindly follows bronze age mythology and still talks to their childhood imaginary friend....If for no other reason than to let them know there are better options "up there". Also, a great reminder that ramen noodles are delicious and grossly underutilized.
DaGeek@reddirt.org (David S. Rush): Take it for what it is... a spoof on all things religious
Okay here is the deal in a nutshell. If you think the probability of a deity being a Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is on equal par with a deity being Allah, Jesus, Jehovah, or whomever then you will find this book entertaining. If that thought offends you will in all unlikely not enjoy this book. Personally, in the last situation, I think you should read the book just to see what the other side thinks and believes.

The book stems from a letter Bobby Henderson wrote to the Kansas Board of Education when they were putting Intelligent Design on par with the theory of evolution in the public school curriculum. He has a point, if Intelligent Design is to be taught why not yet another point of view.

The book is basically an effort to expand on that original letter. Parts of it are a little dense or dry. Parts of it are very funny. Parts are some what redundant.

I enjoyed it, but take it for what it is a spoof on all things religious.

My future plans involve having a monk's robe made out of Mexican blanket material, grabbing a pirate hat and patch and going to the Big Lebowski Festival as a Dudeist priest of the Pastafarian flavor.



Ricardo Josua: Fighting blind faith with blind silliness (or cynicism)
It is not the funniest romp available and reads a little like a thinly stretched out good premise. However, in these shallow days with little disposition for debate, cynicism is often the only appropriate rhetoric tool. So, if you're tired of trying to explain why you're an atheist, buy the FSM Gospel and charge your opponent as a Atheist himself!

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