Top 10 reasons people convert to the Flying Spaghetti Monster from the Church of the Subgenius
#1 - Pirates are cooler than yeti.
If humans evolved from another life form, a pirate is a much cooler way to go than a yeti! Yarr!
#2 - The Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn’t smoke.
In today’s politically correct world having an icon with a pipe hanging out of his mouth is a a lawsuit waiting to happen!
#3 - Intelligent design is more fun to lambast than scientology.
The Subgenius made fun of plenty of things - but at the top of the list was Scientology. Today intelligent design is a far more credible form of ignorance to target.
#4 - The website is better.
The FSM website at http://www.venganza.org/ is much better than the Subgenius one at http://subgenius.com/. The FSM site on wordpress is far more “web 2.0″ than Subgenius one that appears to be handbuilt 90’s era html. They both have a google pagerank of 7 however.
#5 - Better schwag.
Ironically both religions appear to prefer cafepress to create their shwag. But lets face it - the FSM’s looks more professional. And this is an important point for any parody religion.
#6 - Heaven vs. hell and damnation.
While the Subgenius do offer a “Eternal Salvation or TRIPLE Your Money Back!” guarantee, the FSM focuses on it’s beer volcanoes and stripper factory in Heaven. Better the carrot than the stick.
#7 - A fix for global warming.
The FSM offers a much needed fix for global warming and other pressing concerns simply by increasing the number of pirates.
#8 - End of the world never came.
The Subgenius claimed the end of the world would come in 1998 on X-Day. Needless to say people really hate broken promises.
#9 - The FSM is a God while “Bob” is just a prophet.
When you have a focal point for your religion better to have a God than a prophet. Especially a tasty one.
#10 - Did I mention the whole pirate vs. yeti thing?
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