a skeptical believer Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 News: The tale of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and its followers cuts to the heart of the one of the thorniest questions in religious studies: What defines a religion? Does it require a genuine theological belief? Or simply a set of rituals and a community joining together as a way of signaling their cultural alliances to others? In short, is an anti-religion like Flying Spaghetti Monsterism actually a religion? Religious Scholars Meet Pasta Monster article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsmoke Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Lucas Johnston, the third Florida student, argues the Flying Spaghetti Monsterism exhibits at least some of the traits of a traditional religion — including, perhaps, that deep human need to feel like there's something bigger than oneself out there. He recognized the point when his neighbor, a militant atheist who sports a pro-Darwin bumper sticker on her car, tried recently to start her car on a dying battery. As she turned the key, she murmured under her breath: "Come on Spaghetti Monster!" Well hello, Mr. Johnston! My name is Sarcastic Figure of Speech! How are you today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 As she turned the key, she murmured under her breath: "Come on Spaghetti Monster!" Well hello, Mr. Johnston! My name is Sarcastic Figure of Speech! How are you today? The bigger question is did the car start? Did the FSM answer her prayer? I bet it did and they left that part out for fear of turning more people to the true path. mwc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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