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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster | 
 enlarge | Author: Bobby Henderson
Publisher: Villard
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  98 reviews
Sales Rank: 2989
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0812976568
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.607
EAN: 9780812976564
ASIN: 0812976568
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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Product Description
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!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 93 more reviews...
 Wow... Great read September 12, 2008
True enlightenment. What makes this book so special? It has indeed been touched by his holy appendage.
Fun September 7, 2008
Religion doesn't need to be boring anymore. You can be entertained while reading the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. RAmen.
A have to September 4, 2008
This is probably one of the 21st century's most important documents. Absolutely astonishing and scientifically correct. Compared to reading about rape, incest, murder, stoning, hash psychosis hallucinations, etc in the Christian bible - this is fun reading!
I especially recommend reading the disclaimer for midgets and some of the scientific footnotes, especially on wisdom teeth.
Highly recommended, no matter if you're superstitious or not.
 Ridiculous and insightful but 80 pages too long August 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having heard about the good word of the Flying Spaghetti Monster from www.venganza.org, in my mind I had little choice but to learn more. In fact, you could say I was "called." At any rate, this book is hilarious, and very biting in regards to the Intelligent Design debate. Henderson makes all sorts of pointed comments that made me laugh out loud, but his real knack is for offhand remarks that make this whole creation vs. evolution thing seem like idiocy and time-wasting.
Sadly, the book stretches far too long and runs out of steam about halfway through. After all, one can only read about the relation of pirate population to global climate so many times before thinking of all the just as unproductive things you would rather be doing with your time. Still, if you stop reading around page 100, you'll have enjoyed a fine piece of ridiculous literature (ridiculature) with minimal regret.
Arghhh, Me Maties! August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pirates being the chosen of the Spaghetti Monster.
Recommended by a friend who's probably as twisted as I am.
Very entertaining book! As you read it you actually begin to see the author's logic.
Just plain fun!
I did not like how the book ended, but I so thoroughly enjoyed the rest of it that I gave it 5 stars.
And by the way..... I'm NOT an athiest.
xox
MEF
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