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Eastern Orthodox Church

2008-10-27T00:53:55Z

Dudedogman:

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The '''Orthodox Church''' is <span>span</span> an international group of Patriarchal, Autocephalous and Autonomous churches. Each church is independent in her internal organization and follows her own particular customs. However, all the churches are united in the same faith.

Each Church is led by a Synod of Bishops. The [[Ecumenical Patriarch]] of Constantinople is regarded as "First among Equals."
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== The Great Schism ==

The [[Great Schism]] is the title given to separation between the Western Church (the Roman Catholic) and the Eastern Church, (the Orthodox), which took place in the eleventh century.

By the ninth century legitimate differences were intensified by political circumstances, cultural clashes, papal claims, and the introduction in the West of the Filioque phrase into the [[Nicene Creed]].

[[Image:Russian Orthodox Church Florence.jpg|thumb|200px|Russian Orthodox Church in [[Florence]].]]

== See also ==

*[[Orthodox Church]]

== External Links ==

*[http://www.ancientfaithradio.com Orthodox Internet Radio]

*[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]

*[http://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America]

*[http://www.ec-patr.org Official Web Site For Ecumenical Patriarchate]

== References ==

*[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]

*[http://www.oca.org Orthodox Church in America]

*[http://www.flickr.com Flickr Public Photos]

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Counterexamples to Evolution

2008-10-27T00:50:30Z

Dudedogman: dudes, get a dictionary. precisely means "exactly." It can't be exactly a range.

The [[theory of evolution]] cannot permit any "counterexamples," or examples of things that could not have evolved.

The following are some counterexamples to evolution. If just one cannot be explained by evolution, then logically the theory of evolution as it is must be inadequate.

* Autumn foliage, whose beauty lacks any plausible evolutionary explanation.
* the [[whale]] and other relatives, which have no plausible ancestors in the fossil record<ref>[http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/whale.ev.html University of Indiana Natural Sciences Department]</ref> ([[Charles Darwin]] suggested black bears)
* the mammalian [[eye]], which lacks a plausible pathway for incremental evolution<ref>[http://library.thinkquest.org/28030/eyeevo.htm Evolution of the eye? Not a chance!]</ref>
* bloodclotting, which also lacks a plausible pathway for incremental evolution<ref>[http://www.millerandlevine.com/km/evol/DI/clot/Clotting.html]</ref>
* the [[immune system]] is irreducibly complex, as without one which is thoroughly developed, an organism would not be able to resist any infection<ref>Behe, Michael J. 1996. ''Darwin's Black Box'', New York: The Free Press, pp. 117-139.</ref><ref>[http://biology.creighton.edu/courses/BIO432/Evolution%2005.htm]</ref>
* [[Jellyfish]] in [[Hawaii]] swarm to the beaches roughly 9 to 10 days after each full [[moon]], for no apparent evolutionary reason<ref>http://www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/jelyfish.html</ref>
* the fact that [[cicada]]s appear like clockwork every 13 years for some species, and every 17 years for others<ref>http://inside.msj.edu/academics/faculty/kritskg/cicada/faq.html</ref>
* the migrations of butterflies and birds, and the mechanisms which allow them to navigate.<ref>[[migration]]</ref>
* The neck of the [[giraffe]].<ref>[http://www1.pacific.edu/~e-buhals/GIRAFFE2.htm]</ref>
* The enormous gaps and lack of intermediate species in the [[fossils|fossil]] record.
* The development of feathers, which could not have conceivably "grown" from the scales of dinosaurs<ref>http://icb.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/40/4/687.pdf</ref><ref>[http://palaeoblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/early-evolution-of-feathers.html]</ref>
* The [[flagellum]] a multi-part cellular motor which fails to function if a single part is removed is the classic example of [[irreducible complexity]] and cannot arise according to the theory of evolution.<ref>[http://www.millerandlevine.com/km/evol/design2/article.html]</ref>
* Symbiosis - There are many examples where creatures rely on each other to survive which could not arise through evolution. Grass cannot survive without a certain fungus that helps it fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and the fungus can't survive without the grass. They must have appeared on earth at the same time.<ref>[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070410084136.htm]</ref>
* Consciousness - No animal displays self-awareness (such as clothing), morality, tool-making, or self-sacrifice to the same extent that man does. If man were evolved from lower life forms, we would expect at least some other animals to display these traits. Since they do not, it's clear that man is not simply an animal.
* No clear transition form unicellular to multicellular organisms - a single cell in a multicellular organism has no ability to survive on it own as it has only a single function, but if a unicellular organism loses one function it will die.

== Logical Conclusion ==
As scientific theories require that their laws be immutable, the existence of merely one counterexample disproves the truth of the rule. Thus, if evolution fails to account for any one of these items (or countless others), it must be discarded.

== References ==

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[[category:Evolution]]

Emilio Aguinaldo

2008-10-27T00:48:24Z

Dudedogman:

'''Emilio Aguinaldo''' lived from March 23, 1869 to Feb. 6, 1964. He was a Filipino leader who fought for the independence of the [[Philippines]] from [[Spain]] during the [[Spanish-American War]]. During [[World War II]] he fought against the United States. He died on February 6, 1964.

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[[Category: Philippines]]
[[Category: World War II Commanders]]