considerations re richard dawkins stated rejection of the possibility god exists

Richard Dawkins: "Why god? Why not the flying spaghetti monster?"

1. There is no one who has built a school while purporting to be inspired by an entity styled the flying spaghetti monster.

2. There are no hospitals built under the inspiration of the flying spaghetti monster.

3. No one has ever devoted his life to educate the poor under the guidance of the flying spaghetti monster.

4. There is no written body of wisdom which has won world wide acclaim, informed the literature of a hundred nations, and gained a place in the hearts of a thousand generations attributed by adherents to the flying spaghetti monster.

5. There is no body of men and women dedicating their lives to human advancement because of teachings they attribute to the flying spaghetti monster.

6. No one has ever laid down their life for another because of a belief in the flying spaghetti monster.

7. No one has ever donated their personal fortune to charity as a result of believing in the flying spaghetti monster.

8. No institution of enlightenment such as marriage or the priesthood or the university system was ever inspired by the flying spaghetti monster.

9. Before Mr Dawkins asked his question, there were no known advocates of the possibility that a flying spaghetti monster might be divine.