In the 90s, within an atheism forum within the usenet user network, people began to talk about the theory of the Invisible Pink Unicorn. It is a parody of religion, similar to that of Pastafarianism or the religion of the flying spaghetti monster, but it was not as successful as it.
What the religion of the Invisible Pink Unicorn seeks is to show that convictions based on supernatural phenomena or on the existence of invisible gods and hands are weak and easy to refute. According to the creators of this satire, the unicorn is, paradoxically, pink and invisible at the same time. Furthermore, no one can prove that he does not exist because he is invisible, a claim that claims to answer the paradoxical claims that God is omnipresent even though we are unable to detect him. Following the same logic, the Invisible Pink Unicorn would be as credible as God.
“The Invisible Pink Unicorn is a being with enormous spiritual power. We know this because it is capable of being invisible and pink at the same time. Like all religions, ours is also based on logic and faith. We have faith that it is pink, and logically we know that it is invisible because we cannot see it ”, explains Steve Eley, one of its creators.
Behind the name of the Unicorn Rosa is often added this phrase: Blessed Be Her Holy Hooves, Peace Be Unto Her, or May Her Hooves Never Be Shod (Blessed be his hooves sacred, peace be with her and her hooves never be shod ).
The Gospels of the Invisible Pink Unicorn
The Invisible Pink Unicorn religion has its own gospels and dogmas. For example, he likes pineapple and pizza better than mushroom, which only followers of the terrible Purple Oyster eat (a parody of the devil)
The holy days of any other religion are also holy days for their followers, who use them to sow doubt and uncertainty in the minds of all ‘addicts’ to other beliefs.
There is a sacred number for the followers of the Invisible Pink Unicorn: 42, which according to them is the answer to the question ‘What is the meaning of life, the universe and everything?’. It is about adding the digits of the year in which the religion of the Flying Pink Unicorn was supposedly revealed (1994, with a result of 23). Add 4 (one for each hoof), 2 (one for each ear), 2 (one for each eye), 1 (for its tail), 1 (for its horn), and 9 (just because).
Another possible source of inspiration for this satirical religion would be Carl Sagan, who in his book “The world and its demons: science as a light in the dark” uses another comparison in which someone claims that there is a dragon living in his garage, but it cannot be seen or heard, and it leaves no footprints in its wake.
