The Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM) is the deity of the Church of Pastafarianism, a social movement that promotes a light-hearted view of religion and skeptical inquiry. Created in 2005 by Bobby Henderson as a satirical protest against the teaching of intelligent design in Kansas public schools, the FSM has since become a global icon of internet culture and secularism. The meme typically features the divine creature—a tangled mass of spaghetti, two meatballs, and stalk-like eyes—intervening in human history or offering 'noodly' blessings. It is frequently used to highlight the absurdity of dogmatic beliefs or simply to celebrate the joy of pasta, science, and satirical humor.