In the beginning, he created everything. He created light, land, sea, and man. His great love and mercy paved the way for the creation of everything on Earth, and it is our duty as his children to spread the good news of his greatness–The Flying Spaghetti Monster.
This is what the Pastafarians believe, that a flying lump of Spaghetti and meatballs was responsible for all of creation. This odd religion all began with Bobby Henderson, a 24-year old Physics graduate from Oregon State University when he wrote a satirical letter to the Kansas State Board of Education. The board debated whether they should include Intelligent Design and Creationism in the curriculum of Science classes alongside the Evolution Theory, which baffled Henderson. He believed that this was a form of Christian propaganda, and it was not right for religious teachings to be included in Science classes. He then went on to write a letter to the Kansas Education Board stating that if they were to teach Christian Intelligent Design, he had a right to request that they also include another form of Intelligent Design in their curriculum, one created by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. “I and many others around the world are of the strong belief that the universe was created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. It was He who created all that we see and all that we feel. We feel strongly that the overwhelming scientific evidence pointing towards evolutionary processes is nothing but a coincidence, put in place by Him”, he details in his letter. The board ignored his comedic plea, but his point came across thousands of other people, and thus, The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was born.
One significant belief that the followers of the noodle deity hold are that humans did not descend from primates; they correct this idea and claim that people are actually descendants of pirates. The first humans that the Flying Spaghetti Monster created were pirates, simply because He thought them to be very badass. Because of this, the traditional garment of a Pastafarian is the pirate regalia. Similar to Christians, Pastafarians also believe in Heaven and Hell; however, the contents of each destination are different. Believers in the pasta god claim that what can be found in the Paradise Land are beer volcanoes and stripper factories. Almost the same goes for Hell, only that the beer is stale and the strippers carry STDs. All of these rules are written in their version of the Bible, “The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster” published by Henderson in 2006.
These unorthodox customs and beliefs stemmed from someone trying to prove a point: just because something cannot be proven false, it does not mean that it is true. What was originally a satirical letter to a school board and a parody religion became an international movement that campaigns against the integration of religion with Science. Despite the religion’s ridiculousness and humor, it is actually registered as an official religious community in New Zealand, Poland, and the Netherlands. It just goes to show how powerful one cause can become when coupled with unity and determination through its members. With all that being said, perhaps it is time to consider converting from your old beliefs to worshipping His noodly appendage, the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
