Parodies of God and religion
Many
parodies of God and religion exist. Those are:
The Pastafarian explanation of God
In a
parody of religious belief,
Bobby Henderson defines Him as a
Flying Spaghetti Monster. The followers of The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) call themselves
Pastafarians. Canonical beliefs of FSM set forth by Henderson are:
*An invisible and undetectable Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe, starting with a
mountain,
trees and a "
midgit"
[sic].
*
Global warming,
earthquakes,
hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct consequence of the decline in numbers of
pirates since the
19th Century.
*All evidence pointing towards evolution was intentionally planted by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. The FSM tests Pastafarians' faith by making things look older than they really are.
*Pastafarian
heaven includes, at least, one
beer volcano and one
stripper factory.
The Invisible Pink Unicorn
The
Invisible Pink Unicorn is an internet phenomenon originating in the usenet group
alt.atheism, intended to parody the many subjectively contradictory claims made by
theists about the existence and nature of deities. "Her" primary characteristics (invisibility and pinkness) are intentionally in conflict, and her "physical" manifestation (as a unicorn) is, as a well-known mythical concept, critically reflective upon theistic beliefs.
