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Title: The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
ISBN: 0812976568
Author:
Bobby Henderson
Publicate Date: 2006-03-28
Publish: 2006-03-28
List Price: $13.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: RAmen, brother.
This is a hilarious bit of satire regarding the intelligent design controversy in public schools. I'm almost a convert to Pastafarianism after reading the book. I'd recommend this to anyone with an open mind and a sense of humor.
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2: Humor With a Serious Point
Behind this religious parody, there's a serious point that can be stated quite briefly: "Science always looks for NATURAL explanations of phenomena; if you start calling SUPERNATURAL explanations 'science,' you expand the definition of science and throw the door wide open to any and every explanation."
The invisible Flying Spaghetti Monster serves as an exaggerated example of just how you can twist facts to fit with a non-scientific explanation and sell it as scientifically proven.
The parody works. I literally laughed out loud repeatedly while reading, and I was often amused by the parallels to "real" religions.
However, since the basic idea of the book is not a complex one, the butter is spread a little thin at times. Henderson has to come up with many far-fetched ideas to turn what was originally an open letter into a whole book. On the other hand, the thinness of the material makes for faster reading.
To me, this book is not so much an attack on religion as it is a protection of science against wrong applications of religion. But alas, the people who most need to hear this will probably be too offended by it to take its message to heart. To them, "The Flying Spaghetti Monster" might be simply a confirmation that all those who are pro-Darwin are out to abolish faith in God.
For a more serious exposition of the same thought, I therefore recommend Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution (P.S.). Miller, too, tries to protect the definition of science, but at the same time he encourages religious faith.
You won't laugh nearly as much with Miller, though. For that, you have to stick to the noodly appendages of the FSM. I am not a convert (I still haven't swapped my normal clothes for a pirate's outfit), but I appreciate Prophet Henderson's crusade for the future of science.
- Jacob Schriftman, Author of "The C. S. Lewis Book on the Bible"
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3: Genius!
This book is just way too much fun to read. It's very cleverly written and I highly recommend it!
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4: Get Touched!
If there is anything that is true it is that fundamental religion will destroy us all...that and a lack of pirates to thwart global warming.
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is quite possibly some of the greatest satire of religion since Johnathan Swift.
While I am a religious person, the many ludacrious things that the church and other congregations have proposed have bordered on that of hypocracy and stupidity.
There is no denying of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, but fundamental religion continues to forget what created the materials to spark the creation of life. The answer may just be in the Asian food section of your local grocery store or it could be a divine being that allowed science to do all the rest. Its sort of how a wad of dough becomes spaghetti.
Bobby Henderson's satire reenlightens the masses. RAMEN!
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5: Wow... Great read
True enlightenment. What makes this book so special? It has indeed been touched by his holy appendage.
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