Wit vs. Wisdom

In the recent Unbelievable? podcast, two gentlemen (theist/atheist format) debated the legitimacy of the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" argument.  It was agreed that such a concept raised the issues about the theme of "intelligent design," but in itself was no better than a "conversation starter."  It was further agreed that the range of acceptable behavior concerning dealing with offensive parodies needed definition.  Such an attack against some Muslim paradigm would have led to aggressive responses.  Aggressive responses are inconvenient replies, but often they are responses to aggressive attacks.  The value of the FSM remains as conceptualizing theist creative/origins as buffoonery, but lacking this FSM only belabors the fact that atheistic approaches to the origins issues lacks that initial spark.  Beginnings > how?  From which core materials > origins from where?

Grahame Veale (the theist) needed only to remark that the FSM consisted of components that were material, and thus did not constitute creative force.  Pasta has limitations.  Thus the objection to the multitudes of theistic originators (the atheistic argument) is advanced through the elimination of one obvious phony towards the elimination of all other ineligible possibilities.  Theists quickly eliminate pantheist and panentheist possibilities.  Thus most of that roadwork has been accomplished.

In sum, we have often confused the element of wit as the sum and substance of wisdom.  The atheist does often spout clever lines.  Critical examination allows wit to be scrutinized to see if it remains wit or witlessness.  The FSM fails this test of wit.  It in world of that which ought to be carbohydrates, wither the proteins?  This last statement is theistic wit.  Atheistic examination of theism argues the present world as a botched work, hence not divine in origin.  However, the botched element arises in consequence of human actions not following divine predilections.  The un-botching is best expressed in Christianity, where God delivers the world from the sad state of affairs.