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Topic: flying spaghetti monster
teadipper Joined Wed 10/19/11 Posts: 2732	Fri 12/09/11 08:51 PM
i am so surprised with how many intellectual types on here we have that no one ever mentions the flying spaghetti monster theory?? we have nerds, geeks, dweebs and dorks galore including me and no flying spaghetti monster discussion.

Fireviolin Joined Sat 10/15/11 Posts: 923	Fri 12/09/11 08:57 PM
That's because it doesn't exist.

Quietman_2009 Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7430	Fri 12/09/11 09:06 PM
PIRATES!!!!!! ARRRGGGHH

HawaiiMusikMan Joined Sat 11/08/08 Posts: 3548	Sat 12/10/11 12:09 AM
I've often thought that intelligence and flying spaghetti monsters have little to do with each other. Correct me if I'm wrong

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 12/10/11 01:01 AM
What? No Pastafarians here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster

Quietman_2009 Joined Wed 07/29/09 Posts: 7430	Sat 12/10/11 09:26 AM
legalize marinara!!!!

Redykeulous Joined Thu 11/09/06 Posts: 6052	Sat 12/10/11 12:51 PM
Question: What science is behing this Flying Speghetti Monster Theory that is mentioned in the OP?

Fireviolin Joined Sat 10/15/11 Posts: 923	Sat 12/10/11 01:12 PM
No science. Just people who were upset creationism was permitted to be taught in Kansas. So they made it up to mock it. Basically.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 12/10/11 01:18 PM
Question: What science is behing this Flying Speghetti Monster Theory that is mentioned in the OP? Parody The concept of Russell's teapot has been extrapolated into more explicitly religion-parodying forms such as the Invisible Pink Unicorn[5] and the Flying Spaghetti Monster.[11]WIKI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_teapot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_religion

Redykeulous Joined Thu 11/09/06 Posts: 6052	Sat 12/10/11 02:21 PM
No science. Just people who were upset creationism was permitted to be taught in Kansas. So they made it up to mock it. Basically. Ah, but by calling it a 'theory' are they not also mocking science?

Fireviolin Joined Sat 10/15/11 Posts: 923	Sat 12/10/11 02:23 PM
No science. Just people who were upset creationism was permitted to be taught in Kansas. So they made it up to mock it. Basically. Ah, but by calling it a 'theory' are they not also mocking science? Well...I suppose...but it's more going along the lines of "Theory of Evolution," thus "Flying Spaghetti Monster Theory"...

Redykeulous Joined Thu 11/09/06 Posts: 6052	Sat 12/10/11 02:24 PM
Thanks for the assistance Conrad. It wasn't the parody I was questioning though it was the accompaniment of the word 'theory' that set off my question.

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Sat 12/10/11 02:28 PM
Thanks for the assistance Conrad. It wasn't the parody I was questioning though it was the accompaniment of the word 'theory' that set off my question. That's all part of it!

teadipper Joined Wed 10/19/11 Posts: 2732	Sat 12/10/11 04:31 PM
I am just happy you spoke about. Flying Spaghetti Monsters are on the backs of many cars here in CA. LOL. You guys made my day.

massagetrade Joined Thu 02/22/07 Posts: 8505	Mon 12/26/11 01:20 PM
The central ideas that are often illustrated through invocation of the FSM (my favorite: the weakness of "you can't prove its not true" argument) are often addressed in these forums. No science. Just people who were upset creationism was permitted to be taught in Kansas. So they made it up to mock it. Basically. You say that as if there isn't deeper meaning here. FSM is silly, but the purpose isn't to mock for the sake of mocking, but to illustrate that many of the arguments theists use, very seriously, to support their belief in a deity apply equally well to the FSM.

Torgo70 Joined Fri 06/27/08 Posts: 27387	Mon 12/26/11 01:31 PM
i am so surprised with how many intellectual types on here we have that no one ever mentions the flying spaghetti monster theory?? we have nerds, geeks, dweebs and dorks galore including me and no flying spaghetti monster discussion. It has been mentioned on here a few times by one of our fellow minglers, whose initials are pp.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Mon 12/26/11 01:39 PM
The flying spaghetti monster is not a theory. Its a parody of religion.

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Mon 12/26/11 01:41 PM
The central ideas that are often illustrated through invocation of the FSM (my favorite: the weakness of "you can't prove its not true" argument) are often addressed in these forums. No science. Just people who were upset creationism was permitted to be taught in Kansas. So they made it up to mock it. Basically. You say that as if there isn't deeper meaning here. FSM is silly, but the purpose isn't to mock for the sake of mocking, but to illustrate that many of the arguments theists use, very seriously, to support their belief in a deity apply equally well to the FSM. Exactly.

John8659 Joined Thu 12/22/11 Posts: 299	Mon 12/26/11 02:17 PM Edited by John8659 on Mon 12/26/11 02:28 PM
Actually, it is rather pathetic. One does not attack the individual beliefs and statements, but how people think and how they use language. On those grounds, those who mock, are only mocking themselves, for they employ the very same errors. No one with any real sense would say that one heap of non-sense is better than another, unless one were getting paid by the word. Now wouldn't it be a shame to realize that there is more substance behind religious sources, than a great many PHd thesis of the Universe?

Jeanniebean Joined Wed 01/30/08 Posts: 40028	Mon 12/26/11 03:30 PM Edited by Jeanniebean on Mon 12/26/11 03:34 PM
Actually, it is rather pathetic. One does not attack the individual beliefs and statements, but how people think and how they use language. On those grounds, those who mock, are only mocking themselves, for they employ the very same errors. No one with any real sense would say that one heap of non-sense is better than another, unless one were getting paid by the word. Now wouldn't it be a shame to realize that there is more substance behind religious sources, than a great many PHd thesis of the Universe? I believe there is a lot more substance to the universe. I just don't buy the current dogma as it stands in the literal sense. I believe the universe is a living entity or a mass of living connected entities. I don't separate my life from any deity as I believe we are all connected to that which exists. The FSM is a masterpiece of parody. Much like the book animal farm was a masterpiece.