we've finally hit one million subscribers! There are just so many people we need to thank: our loyal viewers,

終於我們達到一百萬訂閱戶，有許多人是要感謝的：我們的忠實觀眾

our sister shows, and the entire TestTube and Discovery team.

我們的姐妹節目還有整個 Test Tube 和 Discovery 的團隊

Now, over the past few years we've spent a lot of time looking at religious figures

這幾年來我們花了很多時間討論宗教人物

but we've been saving one of the most influential for last: His Noodly Appendage, The Flying Spaghetti Monster

但我們保留了其中一個最有影響力的人物作為壓軸：飛天麵條神和祂的麵條四肢！

Because we've PASTA million subs, we wanted to know:

由於我們已經「麵」臨百萬訂閱戶，我們想知道

just how powerful is the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

飛天麵條神的勢力有多強大?

Well, first off it may help to explain that the "Flying Spaghetti Monster"

首先先解釋一下什麼是「飛天麵條神」，以幫助你理解

is the central deity in Pastafarianism, which is actually a protest or parody religion.

祂是「麵神教徒」的主神，麵神教是一個帶有諷刺意味的虛構宗教

Religious satirehas been around almost as long as organized religion, stretching back to Ancient Greek plays in 400 B.C. .

自從組織化宗教存在開始便有宗教諷刺的出現，最早可追溯到西元前 400 年的古希臘

Today, organizations like the Temple of the Invisible Pink Unicorn,

如今有許多組織例如「隱形粉紅色獨角獸神廟」

Last Thursdayism, or Jedi-ism are created to point out flaws in belief-based logic, usually related to Christianity.

「上星期四理論」和「绝地教」都是創造來凸顯宗教邏輯的謬誤，這些謬誤常與基督教有關

For example, Last Thursdayism believes that the universe was created last Thursday,

例如上星期四理論相信整個宇宙是在上星期四被創造出來的

parodying the biblical interpretation that the universe is less than 10,000 years old.

諷刺了一些人以聖經推論宇宙的年齡小於 10,000 年

One of the most famous religious satires is Russell's Teapot. This was a thought experiment by philosopher Bertrand Russell

其中一個最有名的宗教諷刺是「羅素的茶壺」，一個由哲學家伯特蘭．羅素的思想實驗

He proposed that a small teapot was in orbit around the sun, and he challenged anyone to prove him wrong.

他提出有一個小茶壺正繞著太陽公轉，並挑戰任何試圖想證明他錯的人

Since it would be basically impossible to locate such a teapot,

因為根本不可能找到這個茶壺的定位

it's basically impossible to disprove its existence,

因此基本上也是不可能反駁這個茶壺的存在

which parodies a central argument for the existence of a God.

藉此諷刺了上帝存在的主要論點

Similarly, the Flying Spaghetti Monster was invented in 2005 by Bobby Henderson

同樣的，飛天麵條神由 Bobby Henderson 發明於 2005 年

after the Kansas State Board of Education enacted controversial education science standards

堪薩斯州教育委員會制定了爭議性的科學教育標準

including creationism, or intelligent design. Henderson argued that

包含了創造論或智能設計論，Henderson 認為可證明創造論的證據

there was just as much evidence for his belief in a flying, omnipotent heap of spaghetti and meatballs

也可以拿來證明他的信仰：一團飛在空中、全能的義大利麵和肉丸

as there was for creationism, demanding that pastafarianism was taught as well.

因此要求麵神教教義也應該被列入教育標準

There are a few important central tenets to Pastafarianism. Pirates are the most divine beings,

麵神教有許多中心教義，例如海盜是最神聖的存在

and likely go to Pastafarian heaven, which is full of beer volcanoes and stripper factories.

他們死後會上麵神天國，那裡充滿了啤酒火山和脫衣舞場

Additionally, the slow drop in the number of pirates worldwide is directly attributed to

此外，世界海盜數量的緩慢下降要歸因於

the rise in global average temperature, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters.

全球暖化、地震、颶風和其他自然災害

As such, full pirate regalia must be worn at all times.

因此我們必須隨時穿著全身的海盜裝

The religion claims to have ten million followers, roughly two thirds the size of Judaism,

麵神教宣稱有一千萬信徒，幾乎是猶太教的三分之二

and roughly two hundred and twenty times smaller than Christianity.

和基督教的 220 分之一人口

But as a matter of fact , Pastafarianism is officially recognized in a number of countries,

事實上，飛天麵條神教被許多國家官方認可，

including Poland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

包括波蘭、荷蘭和紐西蘭

And although it's not officially recognized in the United States, in 2015, a woman in Massachusetts was even allowed to wear

雖然該宗教並未在美國獲得承認，2015 年一名在麻州的女人甚至被允許帶著麵條漏鍋

a pasta colander on her head for a driver's license photo, claiming it was religious headgear.

拍攝駕照上的相片，因為她說那是她的宗教頭冠

Above all else, the Flying Spaghetti Monster really represents the growing face of atheism and the religiously unaffiliated.

最重要的是，飛天麵條神教代表著無神論和無宗教信仰者的崛起

Today, those without a religious preference make up the

如今無特定信仰人數已超過十億

third largest religious group, after Christianity and Islam, with more than a billion non-adherents worldwide.

已經成為基督教和伊斯蘭教之後的「第三大宗教」了

From 2007 to 2014, atheists and agnostics in the United States rose from about 36 million to more than 55 million.

從 2007 到 2014 年，在美國的無神論與不可知論者已從 3600 萬人提升到 5500 萬人

Meanwhile, the conversation about the place of religion in a secular world

同時，關於宗教在世俗社會的地位的討論只會更加廣泛激烈

has only gotten larger and more heated. So just how powerful is the Flying Spaghetti Monster?

所以，飛天麵條神有多強大呢？

Ahh, Spaghettabout it.

痾... 算了...

Anyway, thanks for being one in a million TestTubers, we literally couldn't have done it without you.

感謝你作為 TestTube 百萬訂戶的一份子，沒有你我們做不到

And let's keep this going, let's hit our next goal: a billion subscribers. Right?

讓我們繼續前進，達成十億個訂閱者的目標吧！

If you want to learn more about the changing face of religion worldwide, and what the next

如果你想知道更多關宗教的變遷，以及下個二十年的宗教發展

few decades will look like,find out more in this video.

看看這部影片，如果想收到更多我們來自社群網站的內容

But the five big ones are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, plus the unaffliliated

世界的五大宗教為基督教、伊斯蘭教、印度教、佛教、猶太教，另外還有無宗教信仰者

Today, Christians and Muslims make up roughly half of the world's population, with 31% and 23% resepctively

現在，基督教徒和穆斯林人數約占世界總人口的一半。基督徒佔 31%，穆斯林則佔 23%

Thanks for watching, and make sure to look out for a big announcement from us in the coming days.

請加入我們的粉絲團。還有，請關注我們接下來幾天的重要公告