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Religion

Donald Ian Rankin

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25. No, absolutely not, it's a joke religion. The difference is that no-one believes in it.

Reply to cleanhippie (Original post)

Fri Jan 20, 2012, 03:05 PM

Jan 2012

People who say they believe in the Flying Spaghetti monster are all, without exception, lying (or at least "not telling the truth" - very few of them are actually trying to convince anyone).

The difference is not whether or not the beliefs are any sillier or less true than those of other religions, but whether or not anyone actually holds them. Many scientologists really do believe in Thetans; no pastafarians believe in the Flying spaghetti monster.

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Is Pastafarianism (AKA The Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster) a real religion? [View all] cleanhippie Jan 2012 OP

It's as real as Scientology n2doc Jan 2012 #1

Since I simply LOVE a good Italian Pasta meal, does that make me MarkCharles Jan 2012 #9

If people with a record of gullibility started saying they really believe in the FSM muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #2

So it comes down to credibility? cleanhippie Jan 2012 #5

I see it as on the same vein as the Stephen Colbert SuperPAC Goblinmonger Jan 2012 #3

Yes, it's a religion rrneck Jan 2012 #4

I tend to agree. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #6

Oh Infidel! tama Jan 2012 #11

Complicated, aint it? rrneck Jan 2012 #20

Is it tama Jan 2012 #21

Big Al is pretty effective rrneck Jan 2012 #23

word nt tama Jan 2012 #24

Is Discordianism Religion? tama Jan 2012 #7

Why would one religious person object to any other religion? MarkCharles Jan 2012 #8

Why?, you ask, tama Jan 2012 #10

It is very true, I disrespect all religions based upon faith alone, I admit it.. MarkCharles Jan 2012 #12

We are all myopic tama Jan 2012 #13

It fits the definition presented in my Religion class: ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #14

I like that definition. cbayer Jan 2012 #15

I don't like it very much tama Jan 2012 #16

Your knowledge about this is much deeper and more refined than mine. cbayer Jan 2012 #17

Why not? EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #18

I agree. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #19

far more real than most n/t deacon_sephiroth Jan 2012 #22

No, absolutely not, it's a joke religion. The difference is that no-one believes in it. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #25

So it's a kind of "no true pasta" thing? cleanhippie Jan 2012 #26

All true religions have believers. I think that's a fairly key part of the definition. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #27