The FSM move is merely a sarcastic, unfounded, feeble attempt at poking fun of Christians. Even the creator of this nonsense, Henderson, knows this.

The difference between belief in God and belief in Flying Spaghetti Monsterism is this:

Belief in God is rational, and supported by good reasons, and belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster is irrational and not supported by any good reasons. Bobby Henderson commits a logical fallacy, when he says that there are no good reasons for belief in God. Despite his claim to the contrary, Christianity is rationally defensible. There are difficult questions that we must ask ourselves as Christians, but the fact that there are difficult questions, is not grounds for dismissing Christianity. As believers, our pursuit of answers to our own deep-seated spiritual questions, draws us further into the intellectual richness of the Christian faith.

His premise is false. It is not the case that “there is no evidence for the existence of the Judeo-Christian God.” Mr. Henderson may not [i]accept[/i] the evidence for the existence of the Judeo-Christian God, but he offers nothing by way of demonstrating that the classical and contemporary arguments for God’s existence are false. Even if he adequately refuted several arguments given by theists for the belief in God, he would still not be justified in saying that “there is NO evidence for the existence of God.”

Many arguments have been given for the existence of God. For example, there are cosmological arguments (arguments for a first cause), teleological arguments (arguments for a Grand Designer), moral arguments (arguments for a Moral Lawgiver), and others. Anyone who is serious about the question of God must deal with these arguments charitably and thoroughly before dogmatically rejecting belief in God. To reject the existence of God “because I can’t think of any good reasons to believe in God” is not in keeping with the most influential thinkers in Western civilization. Almost all major philosophers and thinkers have dealt with the existence of God, and most of them accepted some form of belief in a God. A large number of philosophers have argued for their belief in the existence of God.

The argument is not that belief in God is true BECAUSE so many people believe that God exists. Rather, it is simply an irrefutable fact that many brilliant minds have pondered the God question and come to the conclusion that He does, in fact, exist. This fact, while it doesn’t prove that God exists, should prompt us to deal with the question of God’s existence with seriousness and intellectual honesty.

I can't take people seriously who go wittering on about that spaghetti monster

I'd rather be a Pastafarian than a Christian anyday.

Not quite the same. There is considerable evidence that spaghetti exists in the real world.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.[b][c=#BF0000][/c][/b]

You can be certain your God exists if you want but your certainty doesn't affect reality..now THAT i am certain of.

I have generally come to hold the view that belief in deities is more of a mental disorder than anything else. I hope some day it will be treatable as such and covered by most insurance plans.

I just cannot take this Flying Spaghetti Monster theory seriously. If there is such a thing, why hasn't anyone caught it and ate it yet? 🤭

The only problem I have with this view is that there are billions of people who believe in a god that is all knowing and loving, who created everyone and everything... But they're all different gods ....

No, believing in god is comforting to some.
Spaghetti monsters is just pointing out the irrationality of believing in imaginary things.

Are you suggesting god is gay?

yes its like believing in fairies

Amen

What evidence is there of your preferred god that cannot be attributed to one or more other gods?

Once you see the absurdity of a God, you cannot unsee it!!

What if they are the same being?

Argumentum ad populum fallacy.

Since it's atheists who believe in the FSM it's [i]complely[/i] different. It's also "rational".

Upon reflection, I'm not sure this post is worthwhile. I don't think the FSM ever caused anyone to doubt God. The only people who think this a powerful argument against God already believe that anyone who believes in God is just stupid. Anyone else would only be driven to doubt atheism.