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• The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is the deity of a religion called The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The FSM was conceived to parody the theory of intelligent design.

• Fast Facts

  1. Founded: 2005The New York Times: But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? (August 29, 2005)
  2. Founder: Bobby HendersonThe New York Times: But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? (August 29, 2005)
  3. Associated religion: PastafarianismThe New York Times: But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? (August 29, 2005)
  4. Core treatise: The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti MonsterAmazon.com: The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
  5. Seen as a modern version of Russell's teapotCarvaka Musings: Russell's Teapot and Church of Flying Spaghetti Monster (October 11, 2006)
  6. The FSM is invisibleThe Washington Post: Verbatim: Noodle This, Kansas (August 28, 2005)
  7. Reportedly has the ability to pass through solid matterThe Washington Post: Text (August 28, 2005)

• Conception

  The Flying Spaghetti Monster was developed by Bobby Henderson in response to a decision by the Kansas state board of education to mandate the teaching of intelligent design. Henderson wrote the board and made a request that schools teach that the Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe.The Washington Post: Text (August 28, 2005)

• Quotes

  "Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him."—Bobby HendersonOfficial Site: Open Letter to the Kansas School Board

  "We are willing to pay any individual $250,000 if they can produce empirical evidence which proves that Jesus is not the son of the Flying Spaghetti Monster."Boing Boing, The New York TimesThe Washington Post: Text (August 28, 2005)

  "...over 10 million people have been touched by His Noodly Appendage."— Bobby Henderson, The New York TimesThe Washington Post: Text (August 28, 2005)

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Atheism | Richard Dawkins | Sam Harris | Christopher Hitchens | Intelligent Design | God | Scopes Trial | Jesus of Nazareth

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