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Perhaps the most ridiculous religion ever created is the religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Most people have either never heard of it or do not know exactly what it is.

The religion was created a few years ago by a man known as Bobby Henderson. At that time, Kansas was considering including intelligent design as one of the ways that humans were created. Many religious people had protested that evolution is not the only theory and that religious kids should be able to learn about intelligent design, which is where a supernatural being created the universe, life, etc. Bobby Henderson opposed this plan, and protested by arguing that if intelligent design is taught at school, then unintelligent design should be taught as well. And that's how the religion was born.

Here are some terms from the religion:
Flying Spaghetti Monster - The God and creator of the universe. He looks like spaghetti and meatballs.
Pastafarian - A follower of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Pastafarianism - The religion of the Pastafarians.

One night, when the great Flying Spaghetti was drunk, He created the universe. This was a complete mistake on his part, and therefore the people on Earth are "unintelligent design". The Flying Spaghetti Monster is invisible and undetectable.

The first contact between man and Him is probably around the time of Captain Mosey. While Mosey was brooding because he could not get a pirate ship, the Flying Spaghetti Monster gives him some advice. These were the rules that the Pastafarians must abide by. There were originally 10, but Mosey in his clumsiness lost two. The commandments are known as the "I Really Wish you Didnt's".

The Flying Spaghetti Monster also leaves things that suggest evolution so that he may test the Pastafarians' faith in Him. Wherever there are tests on evolution, He appears and messes with the data so it looks as if evolution occurred.

In the eyes of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, pirates are divine beings. They were spreaders of good will and gave candy to children until Christians in the Middle Ages lied and claimed that pirates were bad people. Global Warming is occurring due to the decline in pirates.

After a person dies, he is sent to either Heaven or Hell. In Heaven, there is a massive volcano that spews out beer. There is also a stripper factory. Hell is almost the same thing, but it contains stale beer and strippers with STDs.

As a last note, Pastafarianism is a parody religion. It mocks Christianity mainly. Also, many associate themselves with the religion as a joke. However, there are some real followers, such as this author.

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