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which is of course a dangerous pastime.

Anyway, it occurs to me that Christianity, Pastafarianism, and other monotheisitc religions require faith in a creator-god-being, aka faith in a personification or agent. Buddhism is about faith in a *set of principles*, starting with The Four Noble Truths (which I will paraphrase as: suffering exists, we create a lot if not all of it ourselves, there is a way to end it--and it's not suicide, and that way is to follow the Dharma, or teachings). Buddhism is about faith in a set of ideas instead of a Being (or Beings, if you're a polytheist). It's no wonder I prefer the Buddhist model.

P.S. If someone gets a Flying Spaghetti Monster applique for my car (like the catholic fish...you've seen those, right?), it will be applied forthwith.

P.P.S. I wonder if there is a Dewey Decimal designation for Pastafarian-related works. Are they in religion or comedy or education or politics?

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yukontodd.livejournal.com

The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson comes in at 818/.607, the 800's sadly being "literature and rhetoric. 818 seems to be a Misc. American Lit. section. I think devotees of the FSM should picket their local libraries to get FSM literature moved to the 200's. Not because it's an outrage to me, I'd just find it amusing.

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yukontodd.livejournal.com

Wow. Did you know that Christian subjects cover 200 through to the 280's, while Buddhism with all its sutras gets 294.3? Maybe the Buddhists should join the FSM's!:)

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cherydactyl.livejournal.com

I didn't know, but it doesn't surprise me at all. It's kind of like that New Yorker cartoon, the world view from New York...certain things loom large and other things are way off in the distance squashed on the horizon. :)