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| ]'s '']'' depicts the Flying Spaghetti Monster in its typical guise as a clump of tangled ] with two eyestalks, two ]s, and many "noodly ]s".]] | |||
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| The '''Flying Spaghetti Monster''' (also known as the '''Spaghedeity''') is the deity of a <!-- we have a large number of reliable sources for this. Please discuss on the talk page before removing the word "parody" Thanks --> ]<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/design/29mons.html?ex=1178251200 |title=But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? |accessdate=2007-02-05 |format= |work=] Arts article}}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-03-26-spaghetti-monster_x.htm |title='Spaghetti Monster' is noodling around with faith |accessdate=2007-02-05 |format= |work=] Science & Space article}}</ref><ref name="cepa">{{cite web |url=http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc07/EDOC11375.htm |title=The dangers of creationism in education |accessdate=2007-10-22 |work=}}</ref> called '''The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''' and its system of beliefs, '''"Pastafarianism"'''.<ref name="nytimes" /> The religion was founded in 2005 by ] physics graduate Bobby Henderson to protest the ] to require the teaching of ] as an alternative to biological ]. | |||
| In an ] sent to the education board, Henderson professes belief in a ] ] called the Flying Spaghetti Monster which resembles ] and ]s.<ref name="openletter">{{cite web | author=Henderson, Bobby| year=2005| title=Open Letter To Kansas School Board | format=HTML| url=http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/ | accessdate=2007-01-09}}</ref> He furthermore calls for the "Pastafarian" theory of creation to be taught in science classrooms.<ref name="wpost">{{cite news | title=Verbatim: Noodle This, Kansas | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/27/AR2005082700019.html?nav=most_emailed }}</ref> | |||
| Due to its recent popularity and media exposure, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is used by ], ] (known by Pastafarians as "spagnostics"), and others as a modern version of ].<ref>{{cite news | title=The Church of the Non-Believers | first=Gary | last=Wolf | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/atheism.html}}</ref> | |||
| ==History and developments== | |||
| The first public exposure of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (CoFSM) and its eponymous deity can be dated to January 2005, when Bobby Henderson sent an open letter regarding the FSM to the Kansas Board of Education. The letter was sent prior to the ] as an argument against the teaching of ] in biology classes. Henderson stated that both his theory and intelligent design had equal validity; saying | |||
| :''"I think we can all look forward to the time when these three theories are given equal time in our science classrooms across the country, and eventually the world; One third time for Intelligent Design, one third time for Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, and one third time for logical conjecture based on overwhelming observable evidence."''<ref name="openletter"/> | |||
| Henderson explained, "I don't have a problem with religion. What I have a problem with is religion posing as science. If there is a god and he's intelligent, then I would guess he has a sense of humor."<ref name="randi">{{cite web |url=http://www.randi.org/jr/200509/091605church.html#1 |title=Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster |accessdate=2007-02-05 |format= |work=] article ] ]}}</ref> | |||
| The Board only responded after Henderson posted the letter on his website, gaining significant public interest.<ref name="openletterabout">{{cite web | title=Discussion of the Open Letter | publisher=Henderson, Bobby | url=http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/discussion/ | accessdate=2007-04-07 }}</ref> Henderson subsequently published the responses<ref name="openletterrespond">{{cite web | title=Kansas School Board Responses to the Open Letter | publisher=Henderson, Bobby | url=http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/responses/ | year = 2005 | month = ] | accessdate=2006-01-09}}</ref> he received from board members. On ], ], the Board voted 6 to 4 to reject the amended science standards enacted in 2005. | |||
| As word of Henderson's challenge to the board spread, the website and Henderson's cause gathered more attention and support. The satiric nature of Henderson's argument made the Flying Spaghetti Monster popular with bloggers as well as humor and internet culture websites.<ref name="spiegel">{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,371205,00.html |publisher=] |date=] |accessdate=2007-09-08 |quote= has certainly caught the imagination of the online community Henderson receives over 150 emails from supporters every day. |title=A Tangled Tale of a Pasta-based Prophet }}</ref> The site was featured on websites such as ], ], ] and ]. The mainstream media quickly picked up on the phenomenon as the Flying Spaghetti Monster became a symbol for the case against intelligent design theory in public education.<ref>{{cite news | title=The Flying Spaghetti Monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg18725112.800 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Rothschild | title=Evolution debate creates monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/aug/24/evolution_debate_creates_monster/?education }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Sarah | last=Boxer | title=But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/design/29mons.html?ex=1282968000&en=ee37c2cf9d5884e7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss }}</ref> Henderson himself is surprised by its success, stating that he "wrote the letter for own amusement as much as anything."<ref name="usatoday" /> | |||
| In ], in response to a challenge from a reader, ].net announced a $250,000 challenge, later raised to $1,000,000, of "Intelligently Designed currency" by other bloggers, payable to any individual who could produce ] evidence proving that ] is not the son of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, though Jesus is not a part of Pastafarianism.<ref>{{cite web | title=Boing Boing's $250,000 Intelligent Design challenge | publisher = BoingBoing.net | url=http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/19/boing_boings_250000_.html | year = 2005 | month = ] | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref> The challenge is modelled after a similar challenge issued by ] ] (an award of $250,000 to anyone who can prove evolution "is the only possible way" that the Universe and life arose). | |||
| In ], three talks involving the Flying Spaghetti Monster were scheduled to be delivered at the ]'s annual meeting in ]. The talks included titles such as, "Holy Pasta and Authentic Sauce: The Flying Spaghetti Monster's Messy Implications for Theorizing Religion".<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/16/flying.spaghettimonster.ap/index.html | title =Religious scholars mull Flying Spaghetti Monster | date= ] | publisher= AP| accessdate =2007-11-16}}</ref> Academics say while its inclusion in the program may get laughs it is a serious debate on the essence of religion exploring questions such as "does religion require a genuine theological belief or simply a set of rituals and a community joining together as a way of signaling their cultural alliances to others?" or in short, "is an anti-religion like Flying Spaghetti Monsterism actually a religion?"<ref> ] ] ]</ref> | |||
| In ], '']'' reported that members of vengaza website, ''Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster'', sent emails to School Board members in ], on the issue of intelligent design. <ref>{{cite news |author=John Chambliss |title= Satirical Monsters More Competition for Darwin|url=http://www.theledger.com/article/20071211/NEWS/712110392/0/FRONTPAGE |publisher=The Ledger |date=2007-12-11 |accessdate=2007-12-13 }} </ref> | |||
| ==Beliefs== | |||
| ] | |||
| Henderson proposed many of the beliefs in reaction to common arguments by proponents of ].<ref name=gelf>{{cite news | first=Jessica | last=Thierman | title=Touched by his Noodly Appendage | date=] ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.gelfmagazine.com/mt/archives/touched_by_his_noodly_appendage.html }}</ref> | |||
| The ] beliefs of Flying Spaghetti Monsterism are set forth by Henderson in the Open Letter,<ref name="openletter"/> ''the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster'', and on Henderson's web site,<ref name="venganza">{{cite web | author=Henderson, Bobby| year=2005| title=Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster | format=HTML| url=http://www.venganza.org/ | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref> where he is described as a ]. | |||
| The central belief is that there is an invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster, which created the entire ] "after drinking heavily."<ref name="usatoday"/> All evidence for ] was planted by the Flying Spaghetti Monster, in an effort to test Pastafarians' faith—a form of the ]. When scientific measurements, such as ], are made, the Flying Spaghetti Monster "is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage."<ref name="openletter"/> | |||
| The Pastafarian belief of ] stresses that it contains ] volcanoes and a stripper factory.<ref name="flashguide">{{cite web | author=DuBay, Tim | year=2005| title=Guide to Pastafarianism | format=Shockwave Flash| url=http://www.venganza.org/flash/guidetopastafarianismpreloaded.swf | accessdate=2006-08-26}}</ref> ] is similar, except that the beer is stale, and the strippers have ].<ref name="hell">The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, p.83</ref> | |||
| The religious text of the Pastafarian religion is called the Loose Canon. In place of the ], it contains ]. | |||
| The official conclusion to prayers is "RAmen", contained in certain sections of '']'', and so on. It is a ] of the ] term "]" (used in ], ], and ]) and ], a ]. While it is typically spelled with both a capital "R" and "A", it is also acceptable to spell it with only a capital R. | |||
| ===Pirates and global warmin'=== | |||
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| According to the Pastafarian belief system, ] are "absolute divine beings" and the original Pastafarians.<ref name="openletter" /> Their image as "thieves and outcasts" is misinformation spread by ] theologians in the ] and ]. Pastafarianism says that they were in fact "peace-loving explorers and spreaders of good will" who distributed candy to small children, and adds that modern pirates are in no way similar to "the fun-loving buccaneers from history." Pastafarians celebrate ] on the ]. | |||
| The inclusion of ] in Pastafarianism was part of Henderson's original letter to the Kansas School Board. It illustrated that ]. Henderson put forth the argument that "], ]s, ]s, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s."<ref name="openletter" /> A chart accompanying the letter shows that as the number of pirates decreased, global temperatures increased; the absurdity of this demonstrates how statistically significant correlations do not imply a causal relationship (see ]). | |||
| ===''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''=== | |||
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| {{main|The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster}} | |||
| In December 2005, Bobby Henderson received a reported ] $80,000 advance to pen ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''. Henderson said he plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the book to build a pirate ship, with which he may travel the world in order to convert heathens to the Pastafarian religion.<ref>{{cite news | first=Katleen | last=Craig | title=Passion of the Spaghetti Monster | date=], ] | publisher=Wired News | url=http://wired.com/news/politics/0,69905-0.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 }}</ref> The book was released on ], ] (ISBN 0-8129-7656-8). | |||
| ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster'' is the Pastafarian equivalent of the ]. It parodies biblical figures with characters such as Captain Mosey, a pirate and the FSM equivalent of ]. The Gospel contains the aforementioned Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts." It also provides information on how to convert non-"Pastafarians" and explains many of the religion's beliefs (for example, that lack of pirates causes global warming). | |||
| ==The Flying Spaghetti Monster in the news and popular culture== | |||
| {{Trivia|date=December 2007}} | |||
| ] or "Jesus Fish". It contains the basic body shape of the Ichthys, two eye stalks, six "noodly appendages", and the initials "FSM" for Flying Spaghetti Monster.]] | |||
| ] spoofing the city's "BELIEVE" campaign and ].]] | |||
| * In August, 2005, the Swedish concept designer Niklas Jansson created, "pretty much free to use for press and such as far as I'm concerned"<ref></ref>, a ] adaptation of Michelangelo's '']'' (superimposing the Flying Spaghetti Monster over ]) which became and remains today the FSM's ] ]. | |||
| * The band ] added the FSM to their music video ].<ref>{{cite web | title=New York Dolls — Dance Like a Monkey | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_XEiV-l97o }}</ref> | |||
| * A section of the open letter to the Kansas School Board appeared in the January 2006 edition of '']''. | |||
| * The popular ] '']'' featured the Flying Spaghetti Monster during a brief series of gags explaining why there were no new comics in the current storyline. The comic also refers to the ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Bob and George Comic from April 3, 2006 | url=http://www.bobandgeorge.com/Archive/index.php?date=060403}}</ref> | |||
| * ] is another ] where the Flying Spaghetti Monster is referred to as a savior for one of the protagonist's problems<ref>{{cite web | title=CTRL ALT DEL Well technically... from August 27, 2005 | url=http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20050827}}</ref>. | |||
| * Bryan Killian, a ] student in ] in ], was suspended for wearing "pirate regalia", which he said was part of his faith. Killian protested the suspension, saying it violated his right to ].<ref>{{cite web | title=Citizen Times article on Bryan Killian's suspension | url=http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770328123 }}</ref> | |||
| * The Flying Spaghetti Monster has been used by ] in his book '']'', to demonstrate ideas from that book. It has also been featured in several other media outlets, including '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite news | title = Richard Dawkins / Salmon Farming | work = ] | language = English | publisher = ] | date = ], ] | url = http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2006/Oct/hour2_100606.html | accessdate =}}</ref> Dawkins' animated counterpart in the '']'' episode "]" referred to the Monster in an argument against religion. | |||
| * The ] produced a comedy called '']'' in December of 2006, detailing the history of Pastafarianism.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Flying Spaghetti Monster Holiday Pageant | publisher = Hunger Artists Theatre Company | url=http://www.hungerartists.com/fsm.htm | year = 2006 | month = December | accessdate=2006-11-29}}</ref> The production has spawned a sequel, to be performed in December of 2008.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hunger Artists Theatre Company's 2008 Season | publisher = Hunger Artists Theatre Company | url=http://www.hungerartists.com/season08.htm | year = ] | month = ] | accessdate=2007-11-16}}</ref> | |||
| * The Flying Spaghetti Monster was featured in the Dec/Jan issue of the science magazine '']'' in a section dedicated to the year in review 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seedmagazine.com/news/2005/12/year_in_science_issues.php?page=2 |title=Year in Science |date=] |publisher=] |accessdate=2007-08-10 }}</ref> | |||
| * It was referred to in the webcomic AppleGeeks | |||
| * Pastafarianism was featured in a November 2007 issue of the science magazine '']''.<ref></ref> | |||
| * On ], ] in the ], a demonstration was set up by Pastafarians to protest against the ] (EO), a public broadcaster with a strong evangelical background, after the EO edited a BBC documentary to remove parts about evolution.<ref>{{cite web | |||
| | date = ] | |||
| | title =Bekeren kan je leren | |||
| | publisher =Nederlandse Omroep Stichting | |||
| | url =http://www.nosheadlines.nl/forum.php/list_messages/7544 | |||
| | accessdate =2007-08-06 | |||
| | language=Dutch | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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| * ] Flying Spaghetti Monster entry at the ] | |||
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| * — from the Science Creative Quarterly | |||
| * (see Clause #52) | |||
| * , HoboTrashcan.com interview | |||
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| * {{cite book | first=Bobby | last=Henderson | title=The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster | publisher= Villard Books | year=2006 | id=ISBN 0-8129-7656-8}} | |||
| * {{cite news | first=Jack | last=Schofield | title="Intelligent Design" and Pastafarianism | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2005/08/20/intelligent_design_and_pastafarianism.html }} | |||
| * {{cite news | title=Evolution Debate Spawns a Saucy Monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20051101013712/http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/12497453.htm }} | |||
| * {{cite news | title = In the beginning there was the Flying Spaghetti Monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/11/wfsm11.xml }} | |||
| * {{cite news | title = Flying Spaghetti Monster gains following | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/09/25/news/the_west/west03.txt }} | |||
| * {{cite news | first=Eric | last=Wolff | title=The $80,000 Pasta Bible Jackpot for unemployed slot-machine engineer and heretic | publisher=] | date=], ] | url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/15011/}} | |||
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