A (Religious) Book Endorsement

Although it isn't out yet, people already seem to be pre-ordering Bobby Henderson's The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I'm one of them; heck, I already have the FSM T-shirt. I predict that Henderson's book will be a huge success, and in the process will further serve to prove a key axiom: Intelligent design may not count as science, but it's hard to think of anything more ripe for parody.

Advance reviews of the book look pretty promising:

"If Intelligent Design is taught in schools, equal time should be given to the FSM theory and the non-FSM theory."

--Professor Douglas Shaw, Ph.D.

"Do not be hypocritical. Allow equal time for other alternative 'theories' like FSMism, which is by far the tastier choice."

--J. Simon, Ph.D.

"In my scientific opinion, when comparing the two theories, FSM theory seems to be more valid than classic ID theory."

--Afshin Beheshti, Ph.D.

I suspect that among readers of this blog, there are quite a few Pastafarians who will be going out to snatch this book as soon as they can--eager to begin worship. And since it revives my faith in humanity to see someone like Bobby Henderson becoming a huge success just for making fun of the ID crowd in a clever way, I say, buy away!

P.S.: Just in case you need added inspiration, remember that Michael Behe's Darwin's Black Box--which not only failed as science but wasn't even funny--sold over 200,000 copies. Here's hoping that The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster can overtake Behe, making the send-up that much more sweet and fulfilling...and...tasty.