Imaginary Friends

I have almost finished Richard Dawkins latest masterpiece - The God Delusion - and let me tell you it even gives a dyed in the wool atheist like me a run for my money.  It is possibly the most devastating and sustained argument against organised religion I have ever read (not to mention the ridiculous notion of God).  I was going to do a review of it here, but it will suffice instead merely to say: READ IT!

My friends among the sensible freethinking human population will wonder why it is necessary, but I think in this age of Religious Fascism we need to arm ourselves against the frenzied pseudo-intellectual attacks of ideologues and morons upon our hard-won humanist systems. (just Google "Intelligent" Design)

As for all you wingnuts out there - If you have an imaginary friend, by all means introduce them around.  But please don't expect me or anybody else to actually take them seriously - after all, ours is the one and only truth and yours is patent nonsense OK?

I have to admit though, there is some pretty compelling evidence for the Flying Spaghetti Monster (see references).  I also prefer the format of the FSM's commandments - known as the Eight Suggestions - which all begin with "I'd Really Rather..."

Look out for His Noodly Appendage...