The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a lazy, stupid argument

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Prov910

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The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster—the Pastafarians—claim that an invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. The basic premise of Pastafarianism argument is that no one can disprove their belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, just like no one can disprove the existence of God.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster is a lazy, stupid argument. Really, it's no argument at all. I mean, if I simply make something up and challenge others to disprove it, that neither proves the truth of my fabrication nor disproves what it is trying to attack and mock—in this case, God.

Let me explain by making up my own Flying Spaghetti Monster: Let's say that I don't believe in atomic theory. I think all that mumbo jumbo about atoms, orbiting particles, valence electrons, and the like is just baloney. I think matter is made of tiny gumdrops interconnected by minuscule little toothpicks. The gumdrops and toothpicks, like atoms, are much too small to be seen. There are lots of different colored gumdrops with various properties. And the toothpicks come in an assortment of lengths having different strengths. This is my version of the Flying Spaghetti Monster aimed at countering the widely accepted atomic theory of matter. I challenge any scientist to prove me wrong!

My theory of gumdrops and toothpicks proves nothing. It's just something I made up. It's not really even an argument. Just like the Flying Spaghetti Monster is not really even an argument. And I'm tired of hearing about it.
 

blue_ladybug

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Tired of hearing about it, but you made a thread on it anyway.. LOL
 
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GaryA

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The basis of this notion somehow has an uncanny similarity to that which some of the widely-held eschatological beliefs expounded in the BDF rests upon... :eek: hahaha

:)
 

Prov910

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Tired of hearing about it, but you made a thread on it anyway.. LOL
Well, I realize how judgmental and critical some people on CC can be. So I added that last sentence in an effort to avoid having people twist my words to imply that I somehow approve of the whole Spaghetti Monster logic. I tried. :shrug:
 
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Hmm, spaghetti, gumdrops, and toothpicks. Sounds like a picnic.
 
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Johnjo

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Pastafarians? Did they have one potato that went through a Damascene conversion?