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The '''Flying Spaghetti Monster''' is a deity of a ] founded by computer scientist Bobby Henderson in 2005 as a protest to the ] to require the teaching of ] as an alternative to biological ]. In an ] on his website, Henderson professes belief in a ] ] entity that resembles ] and ]s called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and calls for Pastafarianism to be taught in science classrooms, essentially invoking a ] argument against the teaching of Intelligent Design.<ref>{{cite news | title=Verbatim: Noodle This, Kansas | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/27/AR2005082700019.html?nav=most_emailed }}</ref><ref name=gelf>{{cite news | first=Jessica | last=Thierman | title=Touched by His Noodly Appendage | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.gelfmagazine.com/mt/archives/touched_by_his_noodly_appendage.html }}</ref>

The followers of The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) call themselves Pastafarians, a play on ].

==Beliefs==
Many of the beliefs proposed by Henderson were intentionally chosen to parody arguments commonly set forth by proponents of ].<ref name=gelf>{{cite news | first=Jessica | last=Thierman | title=Touched by his Noodly Appendage | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.gelfmagazine.com/mt/archives/touched_by_his_noodly_appendage.html }}</ref> These are the ] beliefs set forth by Henderson:<ref name= venganza>{{cite web | author=Henderson, Bobby| year=2005| title=Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster | format=HTML| url=http://www.venganza.org/index.htm | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref>

*An invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe, starting with a mountain, trees and a midgit {{sic}}.
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All evidence pointing toward evolution was intentionally planted by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The FSM tests Pastafarians' faith by making things look older than they really are. "For example, a scientist may perform a carbon-dating process on an artifact. He finds that approximately 75% of the ] has decayed by electron emission to ], and infers that this artifact is approximately 10,000 years old, as the half-life of Carbon-14 appears to be 5,730 years. But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe in detail how this can be possible and the reasons why He does this. He is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease."

*Pastafarian ] includes at least one "beer volcano" and one ] factory.

*"Ramen" is the official conclusion to prayers, certain sections of the ], etc., and is a combination of the Hebrew term "]" (as used in ], ], and ]) and ], a type of noodle. While it is typically spelled with both a capital "R" and "A", it is also acceptable to spell it with only a capital R.

=== Pirates and global warming ===
According to the Pastafarian belief system, pirates are "absolute divine beings" and the original Pastafarians. Their image as "thieves and outcasts" is all misinformation spread by ] theologians of the ]. In reality, Pastafarianism says that they were "peace-loving explorers and spreaders of good will" who would distribute candy to children.

The inclusion of pirates into Flying Spaghetti Monsterism was part of Henderson's original letter to the Kansas School Board, as a way of illustrating that ]. In it, Henderson puts forth the argument that "global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of pirates since the 1800s."<ref name= venganza>{{cite web | author=Henderson, Bobby| year=2005| title=Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster | format=HTML| url=http://www.venganza.org/index.htm | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref> A chart accompanying the letter shows that as the number of pirates decreased, global temperatures increased, bringing attention to the fact that things with statistically significant correlations are nevertheless not necessarily related.

Henderson has stated that all proceeds from ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster'' sales will go towards the purchase of a pirate ship . "The plan, for some time now, has been to form a non-profit organization, and then purchase a pirate ship, for missionary work - tax free." . Claimed as a task given to him directly by the FSM , Henderson contends that such a ship would help spread Pastafarianism to those without Internet access, as well as contributing to a decrease of global warming .

=== The Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts"===

The Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts" are the Pastafarian equivalent of the ]. They originate from the ]. According to Pastafarianism, they were given to Pirate Mosey, the FSM equivalent of ], by the Flying Spaghetti Monster himself. There were originally ten, but two were dropped "on the way down the mountain". The lack of the two last I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts supposedly partly accounts for Pastafarians' self-proclaimed flimsy moral standards.

==History and developments==
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The site was featured on ] on ], ]<ref>{{cite web | title=Intelligent Design and Pirate Global Warming | publisher = Sensible Erection | url=http://sensibleerection.com/entry.php/48637 | year = ] | month = ] | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref>. References on blogs and Internet humor sites such as ], ] and ], and the mainstream media soon followed.<ref>{{cite news | title=The Flying Spaghetti Monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg18725112.800 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Scott | last=Rothschild | title=Evolution debate creates monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/aug/24/evolution_debate_creates_monster/?education }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Sarah | last=Boxer | title=But Is There Intelligent Spaghetti Out There? | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/29/arts/design/29mons.html?ex=1282968000&en=ee37c2cf9d5884e7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss }}</ref>

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In August 2005, in response to a challenge from a reader, ] announced a $250,000 challenge, later raised to $1,000,000 of "Intelligently Designed currency" by other bloggers, payable to any individual who could produce ] evidence proving that ] is not the son of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, though Jesus is not a part of, or worshipped in, Pastafarianism.<ref>{{cite web | title=Boing Boing's $250,000 Intelligent Design challenge | publisher = BoingBoing.net | url=http://www.boingboing.net/2005/08/19/boing_boings_250000_.html | year = ] | month = ] | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref> The challenge is modeled after a similar challenge issued by creationist ] (an award of $250,000 to anyone who can prove evolution "is the only possible way" that the Universe and life arose) that has been criticized by scientists as being logically flawed in design.<ref>{{cite web | title=CA:341: Hovanid's Challenge | work=Index to Creationist Claims | publisher = TalkOrigins.org | url=http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CA/CA341.html | accessdate=2006-06-11}}</ref> There has also been a recent movement by Pastafarians in Australia to use the ] of 2006 to raise public awareness of Pastafarianism in a campaign similar to the ], by asking Australians to record their religion as "Pastafarian" in the August 2006 Australian Census.<ref>{{cite web | title=FSM - You know it makes Census| publisher = noodlynation.blogspot| url=http://noodlynation.blogspot.com/| year = ] | month = ] | accessdate=2006-07-27}}</ref>

The band ] has added the FSM to their Music Video "Dance like a Monkey".

===The Gospel===
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In December 2005, Bobby Henderson received a reported ] $80,000 advance to pen ''The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster''. According to the author, he plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the book to build a pirate ship, with which he may travel the world in order to convert heathens to the Pastafarian religion.<ref>{{cite news | first=Katleen | last=Craig | title=Passion of the Spaghetti Monster
| date=], ] | publisher=Wired News | url=http://wired.com/news/politics/0,69905-0.html?tw=wn_tophead_5 }}</ref> The book was released on ], ] (ISBN 0812976568).

===The Myspace Worm===

In July 2006 a flash worm appeared on www.myspace.com that replaced a user's "books" section to a link to the Gospel's website. A large, black banner promoting Pastafarianism also consumed the top portion of any affected Myspace. An estimated 40,000-100,000 users were affected.

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==References and notes==
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=== General references ===
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#{{cite book | first=Bobby | last=Henderson | title=The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster | publisher= Villard Books | year=2006 | id=ISBN 0-81-297656-8}}
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===Other media coverage===
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#{{cite news | first=Jack | last=Schofield | title="Intelligent Design" and Pastafarianism | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2005/08/20/intelligent_design_and_pastafarianism.html }}
#{{cite news | title=Evolution Debate Spawns a Saucy Monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/local/12497453.htm }}
#{{cite news | title = In the beginning there was the Flying Spaghetti Monster | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/11/wfsm11.xml }}
#{{cite news | title = Flying Spaghetti Monster gains following | date=], ] | publisher=] | url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2005/09/25/news/the_west/west03.txt }}

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