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As I said above, the FSM mythology was created for one purpose. It isn't intended to be a full service religion because that's not the point. The reason the FSM mythology and Pastafarianism were created was to provide a counterpoint to those who object to the teaching of the Theory of Evolution and who want Creationism/Intelligent Design taught in public school because they believe the Bible provides the literal and inerrant Word of God. The FSM mythology provides a satirical alternate creation construct so that, if someone claims Biblical Creationism should be taught in school, non-believers can use Pastafarianism to make the point that if you teach one set of religious beliefs you have to teach them all.

No one claims that Pastafarianism is a complete religion (except, possibly, Christians with a persecution complex looking for a threat). It is a parody created and propagated by people who, generally, do not believe in deities or, at most, believe in the kind of extra-universal creator that is discussed in the video about what "serious believers" think.

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This is what's so discouraging about talking with DCUM's atheists. We're not asking you to agree with us, absolutely not asking you to agree with us. We are, however, asking you to read what we write. The point the PP with the video was making is that the FSM responds to a false notion of what religion is all about - nobody believes in a grey-bearded guy up there, be they Christian, Jewish or Muslim. Yes, I'm aware of the FSM's origins in the Creationism debate, and I'm with you that Creationism shouldn't be taught in schools. But your points on the history of the FSM and that it was never intended to be a full-service religion don't respond to the basic idea that the FSM is a bad -- as in incomplete and inaccurate representation -- of religion. So it doesn't serve the purpose you claim it does.[/quote]

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