Why can't I as a Pastafarian have faith in reality rather than improbable documents? Or is it only real religion if the stuff you believe in appears nonsense?
> Why can't I as a Pastafarian have faith in reality rather than improbable documents?
There are a family of philosophical schools in which reality is all there is and the supernatural does not exist (or might as well not exist). Those philosophies are generally protected under freedom of conscience.
The proponents of pastafarianism are trying to score pedantic points; they do not actually want freedom to discuss and celebrate the chirality of the FSM's noodly appendages. They are likely agnostic and/or atheist and should be covered under those belief systems.
That being said, is it worth distorting the legal code even more to distinguish between pastafarianism and actual belief systems? No. It's harmless if you want to have a goofy spaghetti wedding. We definitely don't want the government picking which (actual) belief systems 'count'. That's an unattractive and tyrannical prospect.
Item 1 confidence in something, as in being confident reality as we find it is fine? I'm kind of of that faith myself. There may appear bad stuff but who knows: http://www.yogalifestylecoach.com/presentmoment.html
