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Just to humor you, I'll respond. The point wasn't to "establish the intellectual bona fides for the FSM". (A classic phrase, btw). The point was to show the origin of the meme. And in turn to show that FSM isn't a pointless insult hurled at believers, but rather actually has a point to it.

At this point, by the way, I'm just wrapping up for any lurkers or readers who might follow. You've claimed that atheists unfairly charge that all "believers" believe literally in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I pointed out that that was incorrect, and a basic misunderstanding of the argument. I then posted a link to the above story so that you could read it and try to understand the argument being made.

[b]First, why privilege any particular god? Also, "What defines a religion? Does it require a genuine theological belief? Or simply a set of rituals and a community joining together as a way of signaling their cultural alliances to others?"[/b]

These are the sorts of questions that mature adults (believers and non-) talk to one another about.

You on the other hand appeared to glance briefly at the quoted piece, saw "2007", and "prominent and controversial academic" and immediately engaged your lizard brain. The FSM doesn't have any "intellectual bona fides". Demanding them is silly and pretentious.

Anyway, your passion for the subject is certainly lively (if a bit scattered) so no hard feelings! May the Flying Spaghetti Monster touch you with His noodly apendage!

:) [/quote]

Of course some of us think about these things. I'm Christian, but I think there are many paths to God and non-Christians can get there too.

But no way in hell would I waste my time talking to a lying bully like you about it. Your capacity for manipulating and distorting and insulting seems to know no bounds. Yes, I could point out specific lies in your post above if I wanted to waste my time.

And this is where dialogue breaks down. Move along, folks. Nothing to see here.

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