Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He creates a mock religion to satire how beliefs can be arbitrary and silly.
- In plain terms
- Frisbeetarianism jokes that your soul gets stuck on the roof when you die.
- What can you take from it?
- Be skeptical of beliefs that lack evidence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a belief valid?
- How do we choose faith?
Another view
It may offend people who value spiritual traditions.
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