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Gotta admire someone who sticks up for their beliefs

Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 6 months ago to Philosophy
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"Pastafarianism". I'd much rather live with someone like this that someone who'd rather kill me for disagreeing with them. I also admire the humor - anyone who can't laugh at themselves is missing out on one of the pure joys in life. ;)

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  • Posted by johnpe1 9 years, 6 months ago
    my bank has a sign on their door asking that I remove
    my hat when entering -- to compare me with my
    driver's license photo, I'm sure -- sooooooo,
    does she have to take her colander with her for
    comparison purposes??? -- j

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  • Posted by $ Susanne 9 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Some churches get money for selling indulgences. I think I'll set up a stand in the narthex of your church and sell sheets of genuine tin foil, so the true believers can make their own head covering as their conscience dictates. The rolls will be blessed by a member of the local clergy of metallurgy, approved by no less than a Bishop of Bauxite... and shall be of the size approved for such holy headwear in Machinery's Handbook.

    (Note - the Reynolds Wrapturian sect providing genuine holy sheets of foil are in no way connected with the Orthodox Pastafarians or members of the Old Dutch Oven (iron caste) Reformed Church.)
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  • Posted by $ blarman 9 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Yeah, I think they used some old pictures to go along with the new story because they couldn't find more recent stuff before publishing. Kind of tacky, I agree.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 6 months ago
    I love that lady!
    For years when filling out forms of one sort or another, when it asked for religion I'd put down Erisian. Worshipping Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos. I just might switch to Pastafarianism. For one thing, it has a longer name which makes it sound more sophisticated. Are there two branches, one with a red sauce and one with a white sauce? Inquiring gourmets want to know.
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  • Posted by wdg3rd 9 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    If any of the mideast fundies saw any of Asia Carrera's movies, they'd put a price on her head and also be damned by their own faith. In her day, she was a fine actress. That was back when porn flicks still sort of had plots. The Oklahoma license pictured is probably a stock image peripherally related to the article. Minor data, Asia has in the past mentioned being a member of Mensa and I seem to recall her mentioning Rand on her website some years back in a positive way.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 9 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Agree 90%. By posing as a member of a blatantly silly "religion", she is in effect mocking all religion as silly. I'm all for it, but it wouldn't surprise me if certain folks in the Middle East with no sense of humor put a price on her head.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Tin foil hat wearers rejoice!
    I am starting a church just for you!
    Leave a donation at the door on the way in and out, please.
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  • Posted by $ jlc 9 years, 6 months ago
    What?! I could get my drivers license photo taken with a colander on my head?

    Woot!

    Jan
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 9 years, 6 months ago
    The outspoken lady does no harm to this Christian Constitutional Libertarian, We all have a right to free speech.
    My extinct moniker does not have a problem with evolution by the way.
    So I've been told I'm going to hell.
    But I don't think so.
    Me the dino be complicated, ain't I?
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  • Posted by brando79az 9 years, 6 months ago
    I reread that article several times and am still missing something. Maybe I haven't had enough coffee... The driver's license is from OK but this story was about UT. The signature on the license appeared to resemble Lemmon (the name of the lady in the article) but the article states her legal name was Steinhauser. What what?
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  • Posted by Temlakos 9 years, 6 months ago
    Someone started that "faith" on a bet--was that concept any more difficult to believe in than God.

    You have a point--about Muslims, and also, I dare say, about Hindus--I was just thinking of the civil wars in India.
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  • Posted by Snoogoo 9 years, 6 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I especially enjoy the official statement of FSM:

    "With millions, if not thousands, of devout worshipers, the Church of the FSM is widely considered a legitimate religion, even by its opponents – mostly fundamentalist Christians, who have accepted that our God has larger balls than theirs."

    That's some funny stuff right there. All silliness aside, they do a great job at using satire to point out common logical fallacies in many organized religions.
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