{"id":454,"date":"2005-08-22T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2005-08-22T02:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=454"},"modified":"2005-08-22T12:36:01","modified_gmt":"2005-08-22T02:36:01","slug":"flying-spaghetti-monster-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/22\/flying-spaghetti-monster-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying Spaghetti Monster – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flying Spaghetti Monster – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n

You should also check out http:\/\/www.venganza.org\/<\/a> for the letter.<\/p>\n

We’re now having to put up with people pressing for the teaching of religion in the Science classroom in .au as well.<\/p>\n

Honestly – religion in a religion class and science class. Is it that hard for people to get that into their heads?<\/p>\n

Although the 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense<\/a> should probably be examined by students.<\/p>\n

If people don’t come out of school having learnt how to think then there really was no point to them going there in the first place. We will not progress as a species without understanding and thought.<\/p>\n

(this isn’t to say that many core ideals of at least several religions are not a good thing. The idea of being nice to each other for a change is an old one that’s preached by many a religion. I just wish people followed it instead of pretending to.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Flying Spaghetti Monster – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia You should also check out http:\/\/www.venganza.org\/ for the letter. We’re now having to put up with people pressing for the teaching of religion in the Science classroom in .au as well. 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