The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

by HENDERSON, BOBBY

• ISBN13: 9780812976564
• ISBN10: 0812976568
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-28
• Publisher: Villard

Summary

CAN I GET A "RAMEN" FROM THE CONGREGATION?! Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today's fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying Spaghetti Monster. What drives the FSM's devout followers, a.k.a. Pastafarians? Some say it's the assuring touch from the FSM's "noodly appendage." Then there are those who love the worship service, which is conducted in pirate talk and attended by congregants in dashing buccaneer garb. Still others are drawn to the Church's flimsy moral standards, religious holidays every Friday, or the fact that Pastafarian heaven is way cooler: Does your heaven have a Stripper Factory and a Beer Volcano? Intelligent Design has finally met its matchand it has nothing to do with apes or the Olive Garden of Eden. Within these pages, Bobby Henderson outlines the true facts dispelling such malicious myths as evolution ("only a theory"), science ("only a lot of theories"), and whether we're really descended from apes (fact: Humans share 95 percent of their DNA with chimpanzees, but they share 99.9 percent with pirates!) See what impressively credentialed top scientists have to say: "If Intelligent Design is taught in schools, equal time should be given to the FSM theory and the non-FSM theory." Professor Douglas Shaw, Ph.D. "Do not be hypocritical. Allow equal time for other alternative 'theories' like FSMism, which is by far the tastier choice." J. Simon, Ph.D. "In my scientific opinion, when comparing the two theories, FSM theory seems to be more valid than classic ID theory." Afshin Beheshti, Ph.D. Read the book and decide for yourself!

Author Biography

Bobby Henderson has a degree in physics. He is the Prophet for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, which keeps him quite busy. He likes to cook in his free time.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Disclaimer	xi
A Letter from Bobby Henderson	xiii
The Blunders of Science	1	(48)
The Need for Alternative Theories	3	(3)
An Alternative Viewpoint	6	(5)
Toward a New SuperScience	11	(6)
What's the Matter with Evolution?	17	(13)
An Alternate Vision	30	(3)
FSM vs. ID, an Unlikely Alliance	33	(5)
Communion Test	38	(2)
Unified Spaghetti Theory	40	(4)
More Evidence	44	(4)
Kiwi Birds: Flightless?	48	(1)
Explaining Pastafarianism	49	(42)
A Condensed History of the World	51	(6)
Key Moments in FSM History	57	(6)
Bobby Answers the Big Questions	63	(4)
WWAPD?	67	(3)
The Holy Noodle	70	(10)
A History of Heretics	80	(11)
Propaganda	91	(74)
The Pastafarian Guide to Propaganda	93	(14)
Pamphlets	107	(7)
Swag	114	(8)
Fund-raising	122	(1)
A Guide to the Holidays	123	(3)
Enlightenment Institute	126	(39)
A Final Note from Bobby Henderson and His Staff	165