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The '''Flying Spaghetti Monster'''("FSM") is the God of "Pastafarianism", also referred to as Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster("FSM").
The '''Flying Spaghetti Monster'''("FSM") is 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>.
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 new theological system and demonstrating 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>.
Pastafarianism took as its basis the decision by the Kansas Board of Education to redefine science in order to include [[Intelligent Design]]. The definitory change from science as "natural" explanation to science as "logical" explanation enabled Henderson to construct a theory which, if accepted as science, could be considered a better scientific theory than intelligent design.
Pastafarianism took as its basis the decision by the Kansas Board of Education to redefine science in order to include [[Intelligent Design]]. The definitory change from science as "natural" explanation to science as "logical" explanation enabled Henderson to construct a theory which, if accepted as science, could be considered a better scientific theory than intelligent design.