Review of 'The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
A plethora of think twice BS.
Go Pastafarians
hardcover, 240 pages
Published June 16, 2006 by HarperCollins Entertainment, imusti.
Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
4 stars
(15 reviews)
CAN I GET A "RAMEN" FROM THE CONGREGATION?!Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today's fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying Spaghetti Monster. What drives the FSM's devout followers, a.k.a. Pastafarians? Some say it's the assuring touch from the FSM's "noodly appendage." Then there are those who love the worship service, which is conducted in pirate talk and attended by congregants in dashing buccaneer garb. Still others are drawn to the Church's flimsy moral standards, religious holidays every Friday, or the fact that Pastafarian heaven is way cooler: Does your heaven have a Stripper Factory and a Beer Volcano? Intelligent Design has finally met its match--and it has nothing to do with apes or the Olive Garden of Eden.Within these pages, Bobby Henderson outlines the true facts-- …
CAN I GET A "RAMEN" FROM THE CONGREGATION?!Behold the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), today's fastest growing carbohydrate-based religion. According to church founder Bobby Henderson, the universe and all life within it were created by a mystical and divine being: the Flying Spaghetti Monster. What drives the FSM's devout followers, a.k.a. Pastafarians? Some say it's the assuring touch from the FSM's "noodly appendage." Then there are those who love the worship service, which is conducted in pirate talk and attended by congregants in dashing buccaneer garb. Still others are drawn to the Church's flimsy moral standards, religious holidays every Friday, or the fact that Pastafarian heaven is way cooler: Does your heaven have a Stripper Factory and a Beer Volcano? Intelligent Design has finally met its match--and it has nothing to do with apes or the Olive Garden of Eden.Within these pages, Bobby Henderson outlines the true facts-- dispelling such malicious myths as evolution ("only a theory"), science ("only a lot of theories"), and whether we're really descended from apes (fact: Humans share 95 percent of their DNA with chimpanzees, but they share 99.9 percent with pirates!)See what impressively credentialed top scientists have to say:"If Intelligent Design is taught in schools, equal time should be given to the FSM theory and the non-FSM theory."--Professor Douglas Shaw, Ph.D."Do not be hypocritical. Allow equal time for other alternative 'theories' like FSMism, which is by far the tastier choice."--J. Simon, Ph.D."In my scientific opinion, when comparing the two theories, FSM theory seems to be more valid than classic ID theory."--Afshin Beheshti, Ph.D.Read the book and decide for yourself!From the Trade Paperback edition.
Review of 'The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Love the idea behind the FSM, the book is funny at times, could use more coherence. I also think it pretty much misses the point in that it sometimes focuses too much in providing silly theories on why FSM is real as opposed to campaigning against unreasonable practises by e.g. proponents of teaching intelligent design at schools, by parodying it, which in the end is the origin of the FSM movement.
Review of 'The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster' on Goodreads
3 stars
''The Fifth Day: The Big Bang
The fifth day was going to be huge, so the FSM rose early. Then He said, ''Let the waters abound, let the skies fill with birds, let the earth bring forth creatures, each according to its kind. Then let them canoodle and be fruitful.'' And He saw that it was good, and He was feeling pretty proud of Himself, so He hit the Beer Volcano hard that afternoon.
Later that evening He rolled out of bed and landed hard on the firmament, and this, fair reader, was the true Big Bang. He had a funny feeling and realized in His drunken stupor that He had not only built a factory in Heaven that turned out scantily clad women in transparent high heels, but He'd also created a midget on earth, whom He called Man. And He said, ''Wow. Even I might have overreached …
''The Fifth Day: The Big Bang
The fifth day was going to be huge, so the FSM rose early. Then He said, ''Let the waters abound, let the skies fill with birds, let the earth bring forth creatures, each according to its kind. Then let them canoodle and be fruitful.'' And He saw that it was good, and He was feeling pretty proud of Himself, so He hit the Beer Volcano hard that afternoon.
Later that evening He rolled out of bed and landed hard on the firmament, and this, fair reader, was the true Big Bang. He had a funny feeling and realized in His drunken stupor that He had not only built a factory in Heaven that turned out scantily clad women in transparent high heels, but He'd also created a midget on earth, whom He called Man. And He said, ''Wow. Even I might have overreached my Noodly Appendage on this one,'' and not even sure what day it was anymore, He decided to take an extended break from the whole creation gig, and He gave a quick blessing and declared, ''From here on out, every Friday is a holiday.''
