Is the whole of FSM thing serious?

Question

I was under the impression they were just joking

Answer 1

Here's some info and the link to our beloved FSM's website:

The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the deity of a parody religion founded in 2005 by Oregon State University physics graduate Bobby Henderson to protest the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to require the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to biological evolution. In an open letter on his website, Henderson professes belief in a supernatural Creator that resembles spaghetti and meatballs called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and calls for "Pastafarianism" to be taught in science classrooms, essentially invoking a reductio ad absurdum argument against the teaching of intelligent design. Followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) call themselves Pastafarians, a portmanteau of pasta and Rastafarian.

Henderson proposed many of the beliefs to parody common arguments by proponents of intelligent design. These are the canonical beliefs set forth by Henderson:The Apple employees at the Houston Galleria fully endorse the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

An invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe, including a mountain, trees and a midget.
All evidence for evolution was planted by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The FSM tests Pastafarians' faith by making things look older than they are (q.v. Omphalos). "For example, a scientist may perform a carbon-dating process on an artifact. He finds that approximately 75% of the Carbon-14 has decayed by electron emission to Nitrogen-14, and infers that this artifact is approximately 11,000 years old, as the half-life of Carbon-14 appears to be 5,730 years. But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe in detail how this can be possible and the reasons why He does this. He is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease."
The Pastafarian belief of heaven stresses two points. "A) It has beer volcanos as far as the eye can see & B) It has a stripper factory."
"RAmen" is the official conclusion to prayers, certain sections of The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and so on, and is a portmanteau of the Semitic term "Amen" (used in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) and Ramen, a noodle. While it is typically spelled with both a capital "R" and "A", it is also acceptable to spell it with only a capital R.
The FSM (Sauce Be Upon Him) is assisted in his Holy Duties by the Effulgent Blorbik, the FSM (SBUH) equivalent of the Holy Spirit.

According to the Pastafarian belief system, pirates are "absolute divine beings" and the original Pastafarians. Their image as "thieves and outcasts" is misinformation spread by Christian theologians in the Middle Ages. Pastafarianism says that they were in fact "peace-loving explorers and spreaders of good will" who distributed candy to children.

The inclusion of pirates in pastafarianism was part of Henderson's original letter to the Kansas School Board. It illustrated that correlation does not equal causation. Henderson put forth the argument that "global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s." A chart accompanying the letter shows that as the number of pirates decreased, global temperatures increased; it shows that things with statistically significant correlations are not necessarily causally related.

RAmen.

Answer 2

It is as believable as any other religion.

It is actually intended as a "straw man" argument. You pick something that no one could possibly believe and use your opponents arguments to support it. It point out the flaws in his case. You can make all the same arguments for the FSM as you can for any other religion.

Answer 3

It isn't serious in the sense that people truely believe in the FSM. I would call it more satire.

Answer 4

I had spaghetti for dinner, it was good.

The sauce had meatballs in it,
and so does FSM.

These meatballs of FSM are pasta a point of being delusional.

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Answer 5

Obviously a parody, but a very clever one that really points out the ridiculous nature of religion and Intelligent Design.

Answer 6

Do not turn away from FSM for he/she/it loves you!

Answer 7

What's FSM?

Answer 8

I hate to have to spell this out, but it is SATIRE.

That means they are using a joke to make a serious point.

So the answer to your question is yes and no.

Of course, they'll never admit it themselves!!!

Answer 9

The church of the "Flying Spagetti Monster" is growing. I believe they are serious.

Answer 10

What the hell is FSM