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The '''Flying Spaghetti Monster'''("FSM") is a fictional creature used in the God of "Pastafarianism", also referred to as Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster("FSM").
Although the Flying Spaghetti Monster is used by [[atheist]]s, such as [[Richard Dawkins]]{{fact}}, as a modern version of [[Russell's teapot]], the original point was a critique of the Kansas Board of Education's actions involving [[Intelligent Design]] and the notion of "teaching the controversy" by constructing a clearly ridiculous theological system and demostrating how it could be argued that such a construct could fit the notions put forth by proponents of [[Intelligent Design]] in the same manner as [[Christianity]].<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/27/AR2005082700019.html?nav=most_emailed Verbatim: Noodle This, Kansas - Washington Post]</ref>.
