EnsignRedshirt,

In philosophy, it’s called Pasta’s Wager.

heckypecky,

Bless his noodly appendage

superduperenigma,

R’amen 🙏

OrteilGenou,

I believe that the big bang was an overcooked ravioli that burst us all into existence, in the name of the fusilli, the sacchettoni, and the holy gnocchi, al dente.

Overzeetop,

R’amen

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

HER noodly appendage, you heretic!

Haven’t your read the 95 Feces?

m3t00,
@m3t00@lemmy.world avatar

he sees you when you’re sleeping. he knows when you’re awake

imgprojts,

He knows if your fart is good, so fart good for goodness sake!

MargotRobbie,

I want to believe that this is probably the actual Flying Spaghetti Monstert that made this post on Lemmy.

Because it would be really funny.

Sibbo,

I’m usually worshipping Rigatoni instead, spaghetti are just too basic for me. Sometimes also Fusilli.

I believe the pasta heaven is very much like the old Greek and Roman gods: more of a large family than just a single lonely individual.

MasterNerd,

Because what if the lasagna monster is the real one and really hates people worshipping the spaghetti monster and subjects anyone who worships it to eternal damnation?

MeDuViNoX,

Ramen!

Zerush,
@Zerush@lemmy.ml avatar
LemmyKnowsBest,

He thought he had religion nailed, but now he’s screwed.

Sordid,

Screws genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though…

Zerush,
@Zerush@lemmy.ml avatar

It depends on every need and environment

https://file.coffee/u/lxxrFGPV9hFqtHOJ9lAtM.png

CanadaPlus, (edited )

Nails are cheaper, and can be faster to put it. That’s why they’re still a thing.

Edit: Maybe? Apparently their ability to slip a bit is also useful in construction.

LemmyKnowsBest,

Screws genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though…

Oh so this cartoon depicts a prophet who helped someone upgrade to a more meaningful object of worship.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Doesn’t that depend on the application?

Sordid,

I can’t think of an application where a nail is better. Sure, sometimes a nail will do and there’s no need to use a screw, but that doesn’t make the nail better, just cheaper.

FlyingSquid,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Anywhere that you need greater shear or flexibility, nails are preferable.

chiliedogg,

For framing a house a nail is absolutely better. As the house settles, wood shrinks, and the frame flexes in storms or quakes the nails allow the wood to move instead of causing things to warp and break.

CanadaPlus,

TIL. I thought it was just about speed and cost.

Quexotic,

TIL. Thank you, internet stranger.

benjihm,

The popemobile has bulletproof glass. If the Goddamn POPE doesn’t believe, why should anyone else?

vonxylofon,

Not any more, actually. Francis rides in the open.

CanadaPlus,

Which kind of makes sense if you think about it. The average pope dies in a few years anyway.

vonxylofon,

He did say something to that effect, yes.

MooseBoys,

Pascal’s little-known friend Luigi’s wager.

Quexotic,

I think his name is linguini.

Rolive,

Pastas wager?

kibiz0r,

There will never be anything more illustrative of the limits of human intellect than the fact that a master logician famously argued that:

I ought to do XYZ because there may be an omnipotent being that rewards doing XYZ

…and did not immediately think:

I ought not to do XYZ because there may be an omnipotent being that punishes doing XYZ

abraxas,

As a theist, I agree. Pascal’s Wager is a terrible argument for God. It doesn’t even address the variety of religions that contradict Christianity with contradicting moral imperatives. It only works if the outcomes are “My Variant of Christian God Exists” or “No God Exists”.

digger,
@digger@lemmy.ca avatar

That’s why I’m working tirelessly to bring Roko’s Basilisk into being! 👍

Quexotic,

Are you referring to this? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_wager

Coasting0942,

I don’t need to. I KNOW the emperor of mankind will launch a glorious crusade to purge the Xenos and claim humanity’s birthright among the stars. Which means we need to triple our science funding yesterday if we’re going to have black hole cannons.

Far,

Them men of iron are going to give us a bad time tho

InputZero,

Your faith is lacking slag. The God Emperor of All Mankind is already here leading Mankind to glory over the xenos and has been for millennia. He has chosen to not reveal himself to us yet. Accelerating our approach to the age of strife is blasphemy. What if we build the black hole cannons too early and they’ve degraded too much when the Adeptus Mechanicus excavate them. Have faith in the God Emperor’s plan slag and rejoice in your duty.

(Warhammer 40k for anyone who’s going wtf)

Quexotic,

So there’s this church… www.xenosisacult.com

InputZero,

Huh, I was unaware of this church. I hope you realize that we were role playing characters from a table top board game gone super franchise titled Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. As far as I’m aware, the Warhammer franchise is not associated in any way with the Columbus, Ohio Christian Xenos Church. That’s why I included terms like Adeptus Mechanics which is pulled directly from the franchise.

Quexotic,

Oh yeah I know. It’s a humorous coincidence, at least to me. Warhammer seems pretty cool. I don’t have the bandwidth or storage space, money, or time to really get into it.

I did try eisenhorn unlimited. Couldn’t get into it.

AncientFutureNow,

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  • FlyingSquid,
    @FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

    If you don’t believe in the FSM and you’re wrong, you’ll get no pasta in the afterlife.

    PolandIsAStateOfMind,
    @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml avatar

    Also christian god supposedly don’t like religious opportunists very much so people going pascal on him would probably regret it if it was correct.

    unionagainstdhmo,
    @unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone avatar

    If to forgive is divine either hell doesn’t exist or god isn’t divine…

    imgprojts,

    All wise, all powerful, just can’t handle money!.. George Carlin.

    captain_aggravated,
    @captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I’m personally a devotee of the Invisible Pink Unicorn. May her holy hooves never be shod.

    MajesticSloth,
    @MajesticSloth@lemmy.world avatar

    We know she is pink because we have faith.

    c0mbatbag3l,
    @c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world avatar

    “Cause! I’m not going to potentially spend my entire life following the specific rituals and sacrifices required of a religion. What if it doesn’t exist? Then I’ve wasted. My… Oh… Shit.”

    Gotta Uno reverse card Pascals wager on 'em.

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