Flying Spaghetti Monster
The Flying Spaghetti Monster parody was created to mock Intelligent Design. [1]
FSM is used by atheists, such as Richard Dawkins[Citation Needed], 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.[2].
As the argument goes, the decision by the Kansas Board of Education redefines science as "natural" explanation to science as "logical" explanation.
Parodist Henderson then constructed a theory which (he argued), if accepted as science, could be considered a better scientific theory than intelligent design.
Whilst Intelligent Design claims to explain the origin of life,[3] Pastafarianism claims to also explain Global Warming, gravity and UFOs.
The Discovery Institute has argued that the FSM is an attempt to mock "traditional religion." Indeed, self-professed believers in the Flying Spaghetti Monster have called themselves "Pastafarians".
A book was released in 2006, to explain most of the idea.[4]
References
- ↑ “Celebrating” Christmas at the “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster” - Evolution News & Views
- ↑ Verbatim: Noodle This, Kansas - Washington Post
- ↑ Discovery Institute, Center for Science and Culture. Questions about Intelligent Design: What is the theory of intelligent design? "The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection."
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-03-26-spaghetti-monster_x.htm
- ↑ “Official website of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster