Religious scholars mull Flying Spaghetti Monster

CNN Online ^ | 11/16/07 | Anonymous

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When some of the world's leading religious scholars gather in San Diego this weekend, pasta will be on the intellectual menu. They'll be talking about a satirical pseudo-deity called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose growing pop culture fame gets laughs but also raises serious questions about the essence of religion.

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Pastafarians of the world, unite! Come and be embraced by his noodly appendage.

[pillut48]

Good grief, is that thing *still* around?!

[Red Badger]

Some people have way too much time on their hands.......

[MrEdd]

Is it related to Yoko Uggoth ~ that which screams without a voice?

[I see my hands]

This is just fusilli.

[TexGuy]

Fool in Heaven: “Yes LORD, I understand that you created the Earth and everything that is in it, but, but, but you see I really didn’t mean it when I put my faith in a plate of Linguine.”

[pillut48]

Basically anti-Christian parody--here's a wiki on it.

[Macrinus]

There is no one nastier than an atheist hipster.

[Lord_Baltar]

May the Noodly Appendage be with you!!!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

God will not be mocked. I can’t see the humor here.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Mmm spaghetti!

[faloi]

No, it’s is also not related to that which must not be named, or anything else written about roughly 100 years ago.

[ArrogantBustard]

Looks like something out of a nasty manga.

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Fool in Heaven: “Yes LORD, I understand that you created the Earth and everything that is in it, but, but, but you see I really didn’t mean it when I put my faith in a plate of Linguine.”

Yes, but OUR Paradise has a stripper factory and a beer volcano.

[ari-freedom]

this is what happens when colleges are subsidized by tax dollars. you just get lots of liberal silliness

[Petronski]

Pastafarians of the world, unite! Come and be embraced by his noodly appendage.

The message aside, the satire IS very funny, I gotta give them that.

[uglybiker]

[Lord_Baltar]

I wonder how many shriveled up old crones have been assualting the Admins to have this thread kacked....

[Buggman]

Actually, the funny part is that by invoking the FSM, the anti-Design crowd loses their argument: “Okay, so you admit that the universe is clearly designed, but are simply arguing about the Designers form?”

[Sloth]

The whole FSM thing misses the point when Pastafarians insist that FSMism be taught alongside 'intelligent design.' FSM IS a type of intelligent design.