Flying Spaghetti Monster
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of a religion, known as Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, started on the Internet by Bobby Henderson as a parody of the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to allow intelligent design to be taught in science classes alongside evolution. Henderson submitted an open letter to the Kansas Board of Education demanding that the Flying Spaghetti Monster be given equal time in classrooms along with Christian and all other creation myths. The "religion" has since become an Internet phenomenon garnering many followers preaching the word of their "noodly master" as the One True Religion. Template:Uncyclopedia link
Summary of stated beliefs
- The Universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster.
- All evidence pointing towards evolution was put in place by His Noodly Appendage.
- The chosen outfit for his followers is full pirate regalia.
- Global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct consequence of the decline in numbers of pirates since the 1800s.
- Bobby Henderson is the "prophet" of this religion.
Codes of conduct
- Prayers are ended with the word RAmen rather than Amen.
- Followers are expected to dress in pirate regalia.
The One True Monster
The Flying Spaghetti Monster is typically depicted as a clump of tangled spaghetti with two eyestalks and two meatballs. [1] Images depicting the creation of the universe typically show the Monster, a tree-covered mountain, and a midgit (sic) (the latter two presumably created by Him). According to followers the Monster is composed of two separate, and distinct parts:
- The Major Pastaer
- The Flying: This part of the Flying Spaghetti Monster gives it flight, allowing it to span infinite distances in infinitesimal spans of time. This part is irreducibly complex and cannot be broken into components. Doing so would incur the wrath of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, if you could do it, and you can't.
- The Spaghetti Monster: This is commonly recognized as the "body" of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and unlike its other major counterpart, it is composed of several smaller sections. These are called the Minor Pastaer.
- The Minor Pastaer
- The Meatera: It is a symbol of strength and fortitude. This is the source of the Flying Spaghetti Monster's power.
- The Spaghettien: Also known as the "Noodly Appendage," this allows the Flying Spaghetti Monster to extend its grasp across the reaches of the universe, affecting everything and anything.
- The Saucon: This is the veil of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which renders the FSM unseen and intangible as well as omnipotent.
Benefits of Conversion
Apologists for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism cite the following benefits of conversion:
- Flimsy moral standards.
- Religious holiday every Friday.
- Promise of a stripper factory and a beer volcano in Heaven.
Schisms
A rival faction, based on SPAM: Spaghetti & Pulsar Activating Meatballs, has formed and is calling for a Holy War against FSM. SPAMation claims to have the One True Letter to the Kansas School Board. SPAM, also parodical, states its goal, and its understanding of the goal of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, thusly:
- "The goal is to attempt to communicate the absurdity an evolutionist experiences when hearing that the Kansas School Board is seriously considering ID as a valid scientific alternative to evolution."[2]
It should be noted that the SPAM website is a subsection of Yoism, which calls itself "the world's first open source religion," [3] and also claims to be the first serious religion with a sense of humor.