Noodly Appendage Debated

When the American Academy of Religion meets in San Diego this weekend, flying spaghetti will be on the menu. The world's leading religious scholars (including next week's podcast guest, Dr. Robert M. Price) will debate the intellectual basis of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a hypothetical deity invented as a reaction to intelligent design. According to the FSM's believers, their noodly god is just as scientifically plausible as the more traditional bully in the clouds. Here's hoping a few fundamentalist hearts will feel the wet slap of holy pasta. More details here.