He provides further 'evidence' of this relationship with the observation 'that many people dress up as pirates for Halloween, and the months following October 31 are generally cooler than those that precede it.' This and other scientific claims made by Henderson are intended to be disputed.

The book also provides a Pastafarian 'Guide to the Holidays.' Furthermore, Henderson discusses the original Pastafarian 'belief' that the decline in the number of pirates, who are revered by Pastafarians, has directly led to a rise in global temperature. Along with crude drawings and altered stock photography, Henderson employs irony to present perceived flaws with evolution and discusses history and lifestyle from a Pastafarian perspective. It includes a creation-myth, a 'propaganda' guide for evangelizing, some pseudo-scientific 'proofs', and several pasta puns.

The Gospel presents the tenets of Pastafarianism-often satires of creationism-elaborating on the 'beliefs' established in the open letter. Bobby Henderson, explaining why he wrote The Gospel Especially if you use the same sort of reasoning the people do: specious reasoning and circular logic. You can make a pretty strong argument for His existence. The book is necessary so that people see how much hard evidence supports the existence of the FSM. Henderson said that he planned to use the proceeds to build a pirate ship, with which he would spread the Pastafarian religion. In November 2005, Henderson received an $80,000 advance from Villard to write The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Īccording to Henderson, newspaper articles attracted the attention of book publishers at one point, six publishers were interested in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The open letter was printed in many large newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Chicago Sun Times, and received 'worldwide press attention' according to one journalist.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster became a symbol for the case against intelligent design in public education. As public awareness grew, the mainstream media picked up on the phenomenon. Shortly thereafter, Pastafarianism became an internet phenomenon. In May, having received no reply from the Kansas State Board of Education, Henderson posted the letter on his website. The book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies, was generally well received. Henderson uses satire to show flaws with creationism and prove the Flying Spaghetti Monster, offering an alternative to the intelligent design movement in the process. The Gospel includes a creation myth, set of eight 'I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts', a guide to evangelizing, and discusses history and lifestyle from a Pastafarian perspective. Released in March 2006 by Villard Books, The Gospel elaborates on Pastafarian beliefs and practices established in the open letter. After Henderson posted the letter on his website, it became an internet phenomenon and was featured in many large newspapers, which caught the attention of book publishers. The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) was created by Bobby Henderson in an open letter to the Kansas State Board of Education in which he parodied the concept of intelligent design. He is said to be the father of Cerberus, Hydra, Chimera and dangerous winds (typhoons).The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a satirical book written by Bobby Henderson that embodies the main beliefs of the parody religion of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism. In some accounts, he was said to have been confined under Mount Etna, where he was the cause of volcanic eruptions. He tried to overthrow Zeus but was later defeated by his thunderbolts and locked in Tartarus. Typhon was the youngest son of Gaia and Tartarus. His wings were so wide that they blotted out the sun, and fire flashed from his eyes, striking fear even among the Olympians.

He also had a hundred snake heads (with a few dragon heads thrown in for good measure) protruding from his main head. His lower body consisted of two coiled viper tails that were constantly hissing, and instead of fingers, hundreds of snakes erupted from his hands. Considered the 'Father of all monsters,' it is said that when he stood upright, his head brushed against the stars. Typhon was a serpentine giant and the most deadly creature in Greek mythology because, in addition to being a monster, he was also a god.

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