FSM Gets Place At Table
I would write about the Democratic debate but this is more important than Wolf Blitzer parodying himself in Vegas: Religious scholars mull Flying Spaghetti Monster
(AP) — When some of the world’s leading religious scholars gather in San Diego this weekend, pasta will be on the intellectual menu. They’ll be talking about a satirical pseudo-deity called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose growing pop culture fame gets laughs but also raises serious questions about the essence of religion.
The appearance of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the agenda of the American Academy of Religion’s annual meeting gives a kind of scholarly imprimatur to a phenomenon that first emerged in 2005, during the debate in Kansas over whether intelligent design should be taught in public school sciences classes.
It is actually a serious discussion of the function and formation of religion, and not simply an excuse for grad students to display their comedy talents.
6 comments
Love it!
Actually it is an excellent example of the founding of a religion that is not totally hypothetical and doesn’t result in bloodshed as a result of any discussion.
True…it doesn’t involve “bloodshed”…but it involves the senseless spilling of pasta sauce.
Jill, you made me laugh out loud… thank you!
This is why one should always read the comments. 😆
“Ramen, my brother….Ramen.” 🙂