History UsefulNotes / FlyingSpaghettiMonster

[[caption-width-right:265: The [[IncrediblyLamePun sauciest]] deity around.]]

For its origins, see the manga ''Manga/FrankenFran''. Yes, this means the FSM has made it to Japan.

The '''Flying Spaghetti Monster''' (FSM) is the deity of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism. Created in 2005 by Oregon State physics graduate Bobby Henderson, it was originally intended as a [[{{Satire}} satirical protest]] against the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to require the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in public schools.

-> '''Flying Spaghetti Monster:''' I am the all powerful Flying Spaghetti Monster, you will bow down to me.
-> '''Prayer Supervisor:''' Aw knock it off, FSM, don't get all holier than Thou on me, I knew you back when you were a can of Spaghettios at the A&P in Milwaukee.

In an open letter sent to the Kansas State Board of Education, Henderson parodied the concept of intelligent design by professing belief in a supernatural creator which closely resembles [[EldritchAbomination spaghetti and meatballs]]. [[RefugeInAudacity Henderson further called for his Pastafarian theory of creation to be allotted equal time in science classrooms alongside intelligent design and evolution.]] He explained that since the intelligent design movement uses ambiguous references to an unspecified "Intelligent Designer", any conceivable entity may fulfill that role, even a Flying Spaghetti Monster. After Henderson published the letter on his website, it rapidly became an internet phenomenon and a symbol for the case against intelligent design in public schools.

Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in Literature/TheGospelOfTheFlyingSpaghettiMonster. The central belief is that an [[InvisibleMonsters invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ShapedLikeItself Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe Heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, [[CursedWithAwesome and you are punished with wings on your back]] [[BlessedWithSuck that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably]].

It should be noted that, while Pastafarianism originated as satire, it has also been treated as a legitimate religion with only one absolutely core tenet, which is the rejection of dogma.[[note]]In other words, religious beliefs are fine as long as they are acknowledged as being beliefs by the believer, rather than being treated as fact.[[/note]] As such, being Pastafarian does not require that one actually believes in the existence of the FSM or any of the purported historical details; indeed, it's entirely possible to be both Pastafarian and almost any other 'standard' religion -- it is not synonymous with atheism[[note]]It does fall under ''some'' definitions of ''UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}}''. It mostly depends on your definition of "believe".[[/note]].

It should be noted that, while Pastafarianism originated as satire, it has also been treated as a legitimate religion with only one absolutely core tenet, which is the rejection of dogma.[[note]]In other words, religious beliefs are fine as long as they are acknowledged as being beliefs by the believer, rather than being treated as fact.[[/note]] As such, being Pastafarian does not require that one actually believes in the existence of the FSM or any of the purported historical details; indeed, it's entirely possible to be both Pastafarian and almost any other 'standard' religion -- it is not synonymous with atheism.

It should be noted that, while Pastafarianism originated as satire, it is also a legitimate religion with only one absolutely core tenet, which is the rejection of dogma.[[note]]In other words, religious beliefs are fine as long as they are acknowledged as being beliefs by the believer, rather than being treated as fact.[[/note]] As such, being Pastafarian does not require that one actually believes in the existence of the FSM or any of the purported historical details; indeed, it's entirely possible to be both Pastafarian and almost any other 'standard' religion -- it is not synonymous with atheism.

->- ''Tales of Zenith''

Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in Literature/TheGospelOfTheFlyingSpaghettiMonster. The central belief is that an [[{{InvisibleMonsters}} invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ShapedLikeItself Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe Heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, [[CursedWithAwesome and you are punished with wings on your back]] [[BlessedWithSuck that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably]].

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Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in ''TheGospelOfTheFlyingSpaghettiMonster''. The central belief is that an [[{{InvisibleMonsters}} invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ShapedLikeItself Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe Heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, [[CursedWithAwesome and you are punished with wings on your back]] [[BlessedWithSuck that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably]].

See also ''Literature/TheGospelOfTheFlyingSpaghettiMonster''.

For its origins, see the manga Manga/FrankenFran. Yes, this means the FSM has made it to Japan.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is the deity of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism. Created in 2005 by Oregon State physics graduate Bobby Henderson, it was originally intended as a [[{{Satire}} satirical protest]] against the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to require the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in public schools.

Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''. The central belief is that an [[{{InvisibleMonsters}} invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ShapedLikeItself Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe Heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, [[CursedWithAwesome and you are punished with wings on your back]] [[BlessedWithSuck that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably]].

Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''. The central belief is that an [[{{InvisibleMonsters}} invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe Heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, [[CursedWithAwesome and you are punished with wings on your back]] [[BlessedWithSuck that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably]].

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[[caption-width-right:320:Needs MOAR sauce.]]

For its origins, see the manga [[Manga/FrankenFran]]. Yes, this means the FSM has made it to Japan.

See also TheGospelOfTheFlyingSpaghettiMonster.

Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''. The central belief is that an [[{{InvisibleMonsters}} invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe Heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, and you are punished with wings on your back that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably.

Pastafarian beliefs are presented both on [[http://www.venganza.org/ Henderson's website]], where he is described as a prophet, and in ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''. The central belief is that an [[{{InvisibleMonsters}} invisible and undetectable]] Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. {{Pirates}} are revered as the original Pastafarians, and Pastafarians assert that [[LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics a steady decline in the number of pirates has resulted in a significant rise in global temperature]]. Pastafarians celebrate every Friday as a holy day; this is the holiest of Pastafarian holidays, which include Ramendan, Pastover, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Holiday]]. Pastafarians have also vastly popularized International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Oh, and they believe heaven has a beer volcano and a stripper factory. Hell has those things, too, but the beer is stale, the strippers have sexually transmitted diseases, and you are punished with wings on your back that make it impossible for you to lie down comfortably.