Flying Spaghetti Monster

Long live the satirist! I don't remember the last time I laughed SOOOO hard! Jude and I were practically on the floor with tears in our eyes. This "open letter" is in response to the decision by the Kansas State Board of Education to allow intelligent design to be taught in science classes alongside evolution (and also particularly pertinent in light of George Bush's recent support for the teaching of intelligent design in public schools).

OPEN LETTER TO KANSAS SCHOOL BOARD

I am writing you with much concern after having read of your hearing to decide whether the alternative theory of Intelligent Design should be taught along with the theory of Evolution. I think we can all agree that it is important for students to hear multiple viewpoints so they can choose for themselves the theory that makes the most sense to them. I am concerned, however, that students will only hear one theory of Intelligent Design.

Let us remember that there are multiple theories of Intelligent Design. 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...

For the full script, click here. And you must spend some time going through all the response letters from real Kansas School Board members and the pages of emails he received, most of which profess contrite conversion to Flying Spaghetti Monsterism... And best of all, this phenomenon has it's own Wikipedia entry, itself worth an invested read! The sites will be a time suck, but I guarantee it will be both a gratifying and nourishing endeavor (both mentally and gastronomically!)



I knew my almost religious affinity to carbohydrates would one day lead me to the meaning of life... I have not noodled in vain.

**Since we're on the topic of carbohydrates, here's a quote from the latest issue of TIME about Atkins Nutritionals- of The Atkins Diet fame- filing for bankruptcy:
"So it's not surprising that when Dr. Robert Atkins' 33-year-long fad diet finally came to a crashing end last week, a whole lot of us were glad. This was a guy who wanted to take away our bread. Even prisoners get bread. Bread is so basic that, unlike water, restaurants don't have the guts to charge for it. Certain foods cannot even be made without bread -- such as French toast and... bread."