Darwin conspiracy

Everyone was taught, that life began purely by chance and there was a long process of a person’s evolution. Charles Darwin is considered to be a father of “The theory of evolution” and his work “The Origin Of Species” is world-known. Every history and biology student book contains this information and even insists on it. But what if Darwin was wrong? Why did we know only this theory and was this theory truthful indeed?

Do you know how Charles Darwin begins his great work?

"You will be greatly disappointed (by the forthcoming book); it will be grievously too hypothetical. It will very likely be of no other service than collocating some facts; though I myself think I see my way approximately on the origin of the species. But, alas, how frequent, how almost universal it is in an author to persuade himself of the truth of his own dogmas."

The author himself is not sure in his work. Can it be reliable in this case?

“You haven’t got possibilities to check the facts! Don’t be silly, the whole world couldn’t be wrong or maybe you’re smart enough to argue with scientists?” – My collocutor was furious and shocked by my “stupidity”.

The point is plenty of scientists denied this theory so long ago but this fact is still under the secret.

Kids are taught that life can evolve but it needs plenty of time. This is a wrong statement, moreover it is incorrect fron the scientistic point of view.
Impossible things can't become possible no matter how much time passed.

You are waiting for the facts of course and I am not going to hide them.

FACT 1. Species Without a Link Prove Evolution Theory is Wrong

Look at the pictures. Do you see the difference? Of course you do.
The skeleton of a monky is obviously not similar to a human.
There is no a "missing link" and extinct species don't prove it was found.

Charles Darwin hoped the transitional links to be found  to prove his "Theory of Evolution." But only individual species were found and they prove nothing.

And this is true: transitional forms were never found.

Actually vice versa they prove  an evolutionary process to be failed. If this process was true, all plants, animals, and insects would be in a continual state of change forever. 

"Evolution is unproved and improvable, we believe it because the only alternative is special creation, which is unthinkable." (Sir Arthur Keith, a militant anti-Christian physical anthropologist)

FACT 2. Muations

Another famous part of the theory that this factor [mutation] was extremely important for a cell’s evolution.

And below is the statement from modern scientists.

"Mutations (DNA replication errors) are the result of DNA that is replicated with damage that passes on to the offspring. Mutations are very rare because of DNA checking and repair. However, one in every ten million duplications of a DNA molecule can result in a mutation (error). The mutation changes are random, unpredictable errors that cause crippling diseases, loss of function and the destruction of the host person or animal. Mutations destroy the species. They do not improve the species. Mutations never lead to a new species as falsely claimed by evolutionists."

Do you remember in our school textbooks was an example about bacterium that developed immunity to penicillin? Let’s observe another explanation.

In simple terms the variant that both groups of bacteria (some had such an immunity and others didn’t) existed at the same time is much more plausible. Thus others died and that strong group survived. Anyway a bacterium remained a bacterium and its organism wasn’t improved. But evolution does imply improvement.

FACT 3. Chaos From Organization Proves Evolution is Wrong

The second law of thermodynamics proves evolution to be wrong.  Nothing can appear from chaos.  An organism cannot be rearranged  into an organism of a higher form by itself.
Everything is close to a lower state, not higher. The genes of plants, insects, animals, and humans if to put them i an uncontroled condition are continually becoming defective, not improving. Species  become extinct, not evolving. Order will always move to disoder, not vice versa.

“So you are saying we were created by God, aren't you? It is ridiculous, it is impossible to believe!” – common words of evolutionists. But if the Theory of evolution still remains as a theory but not a law, can it be trusted? There are so many inconsistencies that the only way to take the theory is on trust. The creationism is taken on trust a priori and anyway we can find proofs in the Bible.

The choice is yours: the theory of evolution lost its authority long ago and nowadays considered to be controversial.

Were we lied? It seems to be. Why were we lied? It is a good open question.

Can travelling  replace the education?

With the cost of higher education rising dramatically each year, should you give up university  and instead use that money to travel the world? It’s one of the questions that  lots of  students wonder about.

Sitting at a desk studying page after page is only half the story, exploring the world can give you so much more than just knowledge.  There is an opinion that you can learn more about the geology , for example of the Grand Canyon in books, but you won’t truly understand  until you stand at its edge and watch the Colorado River snake its way into the distance. And  I actually think the same. Now, there is nothing more important than education. You should, of course, continue educating yourself your entire life. Learning should never be confined to just your time in classrooms.

If you’re  purposeful , whether you  attend university or not , you will achieve your future  success. Take Steve Jobs, Einstei, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, for example - these individuals have accomplished great things without completing formal learning programs. Why? Because they were driven, smart, and understood the value of learning itself.

One thing that has always impressed me about other countries is the chance of the “gap year.” In many countries, when you turn 18, you are able to travel  around the world before you head off to university. The idea is why should you go to university when you don’t know what you want to study?” It`s a great privilege to think out your life, go explore the world and grow up. In Russia we get used to going to university  after high school.  It’s part of imposed by society course of events: school, job, marriage, house, kids, retirement. And there’s a myth that if you don’t continue to attend the university right away, there must be something wrong with you.

I aked my friend,who finished not only the school but also the university. She is 25. Let`s  see what she thinks about it: «I got obsessed with traveling since the first time I had planned my first trip abroad without parents and travel agency services! All these cheesy and cliche routs that every travel agency has to offer a tourist are so boring and not of interest for me, so I prefer just to go on foot and explore a city by myself. To tell the truth, I was not a good student during history and geography lessons . I knew some major facts about countries and theirs capitals and that was pretty much . I don't want to say something bad about my teachers, they were truly masters of their art, I just wasn't interested, as truly interested in learning more about the world. But everything has changed when I set on the plane that got me to Berlin.. I was so deeply impressed by architecture, history of the city and country, some legends that came across every palace or tower, simply by Germans and their way of life that after my returning home I was studying not only German language but the history of the country like a mad woman!) 

And this happened once again  after my visiting Sweden, and France, and the Czech Republic...»  

So we can tell for sure relying on her own experience that traveling is the new and the best way of learning! And I mean not only learning history or language but also learning such major things as tolerance, better understanding of people, mutual aid.

But I was interested to know the point of view of the older generation, so I asked my father. «It’s great to travel when you’re young, but I definitely would not have appreciated the experience as much when I was 18. For some people , I think university teaches more than just what’s in books–it teaches independence and responsibility, which can certainly help us in the future. Of course, I also think it’s important to take advantage of study abroad opportunities while in university. It really  leads to more travel in the future.

From the financial standpoint, sure I am glad to have attended university when it wasn’t outrageously expensive. Unfortunately, it’s still necessary to get that education. It’s indeed difficult to answer this question. Travel is great but education is important. »

I think education is important and useful if you have an idea of what you want to get out of it. And if you don’t, don’t go. Work, volunteer, take up hobbies, or travel the world instead.

Travel is an education in itself, giving you the opportunity to learn about both yourself and the world. Exploring the world definitely makes you  grow up, and, sometimes, gives you direction in life.

Having a higher education increases your earnings and opportunity in your life. But if you’re young and unsure of how to proceed after high school, I’d say take a hobby, get a job, travel the world and go on adventures!

Never stop learning and get education when you’re ready.

Ukrainian Riff Machine

There are not so many Ukrainian bands, which are known all over the Europe. And “Stoned Jesus” is one of them. I exchanged letters with their leader Igor Sidorenko via Email and had a very nice conversation with him.

Igor started “Stoned Jesus” in 2008 after leaving his post-punk project called “Krobak” and in fact it was a surprise for him. But later this band became a surprise for all stoner-rock fans all over the Europe.
“I had bad times in late 2008 and started to come up with angry heavy riffs that were hardly Krobak-related, so I decided to start another project, a Sludge/Post-Metal one. But when the opening "Occult" riff appeared I realized that this is going to be a little bit different stuff ;) My old passion for bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin melt my Sludge/Post-Metal blueprints into something new, besides I discovered Electric Wizard and Sleep and finally realized the direction I should take with my own music.”

Igor was inspired by his parents since the very childhood. His father was a musician in Soviet times and his mother was a music teacher. She taught Igor how to play guitar and brought him to music classes. Since he first became acquainted with some classic rock music his life has changed.

“My mother taught me how to play guitar and I went to music school, as well. I was around 13 when I heard Nirvana and Jimmy Page, and I knew what I wanted to do. So the big classics were a kind of  inspiration for me.”

His career began in 2009, with the first LP of “Stoned Jesus” called “First Communion”. And it was a real breakthrough. Critics’ scores were very good and soon Igor and his band went to their first tour around the Europe. The band met real financial problems during that time, but as they said, it was just an incredible experience. During the tour Igor felt himself discomposedly and rapturously.

 “We didn’t know what could happen during our tour. In fact we weren’t ready for it, but did our best”  

Guys recorded the whole album's basic tracks live-ib-the-studio on their Kiev's friend equipment in just two (!!!) hours, and then Igor returned home to mix it, add solos and vocals. It was the first studio experience for Nick and third or second for Alex, SJ’s drummer for that time. Igor was glad that Solitude Prod. took over album's promotion, they know how to work with Doom Metal and they were exactly what guys needed back in 2010.

 “I still recieve exciting feedbacks on "First Communion" even though it feels like we recorded it ages ago.”

The next following months Igor spent in a tour playing gigs everywhere and becoming more and more famous. Some time later the band signed a contract with a major studio label and released their next album – “The Harvest”. This album secured their success on an International stage and gave them an opportunity to play with such bands like “Radio Moscow” and “Electric Wizard”.

“The Harvest” is undeniably good, hitting the spots just right. There’s power in the slow cuts “Black Church” and “Rituals of the Sun,” which puts Stoned Jesus’s fine focus on display. Other cuts like “Youth For Sale” or the aforementioned “Wound” stroke our desire to hear something that’s both heavy and catchy, earning “The Harvest” a spot in one’s record collection. – says “The Sludgelord UK” magazine.

“Ukrainian Riff Machine” – that is how Igor’s friends call him. He always laughs at it and denies his talent. According to his story, the main secret of his success is a sincere love of music. He hopes that “SJ”’s next works will be better and more popular, so he keeps working on it.

“Well, we've just released a new EP which is some kind of the upcoming album's preview and plan to record a new full-length this Summer and release it before 2015 ends. We eager to play some shows in Europe, and Slovenia may be one of the first countires to explore! ;)”

Visiting Pushchino

Visiting Pushchino

Today is a sunny day and my mum and I are walking along the main street, named the Science Street and we are talking about our home town – Pushchino. I see the tall buildings which are situated on this street. There are so many different shops which I know from my childhood. Here I was skiing when I was a child and had so much fun! I remember everything from my childhood.

Pushchino is a little town in Moscow region. It was founded in 1966. Pushchino has big history and it is supposed to be a science town. It is situated on the right side of the river Oka and the population is very small, in total 21 000 people.

Pushchino is my native town. I find it amazing and beautiful. I was born here 20 years ago I had lived in the town until I turned 17 years old. You can see that Pushchino is surrounded by forest, that’s why there is so much fresh air as though you live somewhere in the country-side. Today I’m coming to Pushchino to visit my mother and have a walk down the town. By the way, it is long and it takes about an hour to go from the beginning to the end of the town.

The total area of the Pushchino is 18 sq. km. It has many sights. I remember the new Pushchino in which I was  born. But my parents were born in the old Pushchino and I think they can tell much interesting about  what it was like in 1970. I believe it was different and there were less buildings that there are today.

‘Pushchino is not such an old town, isn’t it? But it looks nice and clear, was it so when you were a child?’ I ask my mum.

‘Yes. You know, there is a green area. It is situated behind my previous home. When the trees were set, the deep hole grave was dug and once I fell  into it and lost my boot.’

‘What else do you remember about our native town?’

‘I think winters were better. There were hills in each yard and our parents made rinks for us and we were skating.’

‘What about the streets of the town? Were they the same?’

‘The soda devices stood and it cost 3 kopecks peanuts. We were huddled around them.’

 ‘I found this photo. What can you say about it?’

‘I remember how these houses were being built. I had been living in the right one and instead of the two high white houses there was a field. Then the construction began and I went to school passing the bulding area. In the green area we were walking the dogs.’

‘What about the yards. There are so many cars nowadays. I think when even I was a child there were not so many cars. In your childhood I think there were no cars at all, weren’t there?’

‘Yes, there were very few cars and the yards were free. The playgrounds were not covered by cars and children had much place to play.’

‘How did you celebrate New Year? Was it the same as we do nowadays?’

 ‘It was always merry! People were going with harmonicas. There were no fireworks and people were wearing masks. Now everybody is with detonators and there is no such merriness and no wish to go to a New Year's tree. The administration set the attractions in the New Year’s night and Father Christmas played with children.

‘You told me that you skied on Fian, the area of forest, related to our town.’

‘Yes. There was lighted road and in the evening everybody could come and ski.’

‘Our town is scientific. I know that our scientists invented the blue blood and many students come here for practice.’

‘Oh, yes. ‘There are 7 research institutions and all of them are mainly connected with biology. Scientists grow up some plants, for example the plants which were brought from the permafrost. They tried to grow up the ancient plants. Also there is an observatory on the Fian and people come on excursion to see the great telescope. We have also the House of Scientists. Many scientific concerts and seminars take place there. Our scientists read lectures there and everybody can come and listen to them.’

I think elder people can tell much interesting about the home town. Actually, Pushchino is not so famous, but still it has its history and it is full of memories by elder people.

We have two libraries and one of them is situated in front of my house that’s why I go here and can take some magazines to read.

I took one in which I found an interesting article about one famous place in my town. It is the manor of Pushchino. Many people come here just to see the place.

It is a abandoned manor where some films were directed. One of them is ‘Don’t attack the white swans’. This photo is made from the front side of the manor. Now there are no big lions and any stairs which led to small ponds. The house was very big but the most part of it was destroyed. This manor related to the 17th century and yet in the 80s of the last century much of it could be seen. During the war time there was a hospital. In that time some documents were found there and there was a list of people who lived there two centuries ago. Our mayor wants to restore the manor but it still doesn’t happen.

I visited this manor last summer and most of all I wanted to see the waterfall. The water was holy earlier. Now it is also clean enough and people can drink it.

When people come here to watch its beauty, they find themselves among small hills and ravines, lofty trees and eye filling landscape on the river Oka. The waterfall is about two or three meters high and it makes the great noise over the dark and dense forest.

It is really worth-seeing in summer, when the trees are green and the weather is warm or even hot to have a bathe under the waterfall. When you come here, you forget about your vital and daily problems and worryings and can breath the fresh air and listen how the birds are singing and watch how the waterfall is falling down.

To my mind, people who came to visit this mysterious waterfall are happy and lucky because this place has big energy and it can give it to you. You will be full of force, love and patience after visiting this place. It is really worth-seeing.

To sum up, every year there are many tourists who come to see the sightseeing and to enjoy the fresh air. Pushchino is a science town which has a short, but interesting history.

In joy or sorrow ?

Funeral is a ceremony honoring someone who has recently died, which happens  before burying the body.

There is a big difference in attitudes to a funeral in many religions.

Tet's turn to some of them.

Funeral in Christianity 

From the Orthodox point of view, the death of a person ,as a believer, is the "Assumption", such falling asleep. Death is a transition to the other world, the birth of eternity.  

According to the church the deceased has not disappeared, has not destroyed , he fell asleep and the soul went on a long journey, to meet God, he really needs our prayers, church funeral service, charity, good deeds perpetrated for the memory of the deceased person. 

According to the main dogma of Christianity people believe not in the resurrection of the soul ,as we all know that the human soul is immortal, they believe that during the Second Coming of the Savior, our bodies will be resurrected, and we will be consistent again.

Therefore, people prepare the body for burial: bathe it , dress in clean, cover with white shrouds and bury in the ground in the bed where the body sleeps, waiting for the voice of the Archangel pipe. Thus, taking care of a decent burial rights, we express our faith in the resurrection.

Funeral in Christianity is a terrible event , the relatives of the deceased are depressed by the grief, all dressed in black ,a tragedy is on their faces.

In contrast to the Christianity, Buddhism which is so widely spread in India, has another process of funeral.

From Buddhism point of view

The bodies of the dead adherents of Hinduism burn on funeral pyres.

Death is not only natural, it is desirable. To know the truth, according to the teachings of the Buddha, humans should suppress all the sensory impressions, all the colors and smells of the earth. That is why the death is a necessary step to the ideal.

After the death a person can expect three variants of fate: the instantaneous rebirth ,so-called reincarnation , entering into hell until the universe in a new body and  passing into nirvana.

To make you understand I would like to look in detail at each of the ways of fate. So ,the instantaneous rebirth is like a torment for a human . 

Bad and as well as good deeds leave some traces. If before the death  human soul filled with bad deeds , he is going to hell , than he will be reborn . The chance of rebirth is given to a human in order to fix his sins. And when he cleans karma with a help of good deeds and than he finally goes to nirvana. Isn’t it an exciting journey ? 

It seems that from Buddhism point of view the human is given an opportunity  to change for the better but in Christianity, if you killed someone ,the confession won’t save you ,you are going to hell. In Buddhism you are given countless amount of rebirth ,in order to help you finally realize your crimes and stand on the right path.

Many Buddhist countries have traditionally used the cremation. It is recommended to cremate the body for hygienic and economic reasons. Currently, the world's population increases, and if we will continue to occupy valuable land with the dead bodies,  one day the whole earth will be occupied by the dead and there will be no place for alive.

By the way, Buddhists do not believe that one day God will come and raise the dead from their graves.

The consciousness or mental energy of the deceased is not connected with the left body skeleton or ashes. Dead body - it's just an empty old house.

Feelings at funerals 

So what the funeral should look like and what feelings should people have about it? 

Many people in the world celebrate the funeral . Yes ,it is celebrated because for them it is like a celebration . For example, instead of striving for eternal life, the British guests at the funeral  pay more attention to pleasant memories of the deceased. 

In Britain, the attitude has changed dramatically for the funeral. Mourning for the dead is increasingly replaced by honoring his life.

Perhaps the death - only an integral part of life. But it is changing. Now it is - time for joy.

The atmosphere is not dark or a memorial mood, but rather a celebratory and joyful. Guests are asked not to come in black. Most likely you will hear the song "Always look on the bright side of life" Monty Python - more popular 

at the UK funeral.

Such ceremony is- not for everyone. Many people still prefer the traditional church funeral service with its quiet grandeur or social farewell which is more ceremonial than cheerful.

In Lithuania, people have a creative attitude to death , they come farther and have even created a social network for the dead - "Virtual Cemetery". Authors of the project offer to transfer your data and create a virtual grave. You can choose a background for it, place on the page, photos and videos, write an epitaph or select it from the options. There you can share memories with relatives or write condolences. Instead of the "Like" the option of "honor the memory".

The page can be synchronized with profiles in all social networks. Each profile in the virtual cemetery will be given a unique code that can be pasted on the grave, where he will be seen by visitors and they can go to a personal page of deceased. Also, relatives will be able to update the information . For example, a report about the installation of a new monument in the real cemetery.

There is no doubt that people express their grief differently, and it can cause  a great confusion among relatives. 

The older generation may consider such "celebration of life" as something disrespectful. Others perceive traditional ceremony as too dark and cheerless. 

There are many famous examples of people who would have preferred merry funeral.

Let’s take  81-year-old Malcolm Brokelgersta a former aircraft from Klivliz for example. He carefully planned his own funeral, which should fully reflect his unique life , informs ZIK website.

After the death the remains of Malcolm will be put in a coffin with the shape of the aircraft and transported in Bloomfield Park, near the stadium of his favorite football team, "Blackpool". Coffin-aircraft will be painted orange colors -colour of his favorite team , and the body of Malcolm will be dressed in his  home clothing .

Then the coffin will be transported on the open truck to the crematorium of Blackpool and guests will share their memories of Malcolm. After that, they will be invited "to twist the propeller to send me to the Moon" - explains Malcolm. He has already held a general rehearsal.

He does not want them to cry. The purpose of the ceremony is not to think about the loss, he said, but rejoice what kind of life he lived: "I do not want them to miss me - I want to make guests laugh"- said Malcolm.

This vision of a funeral is completely different from the usual Christian rites, which recently prevailed in the UK.

Here's another example of a "merry funeral" . Malcolm McLaren, the manager of the group Sex Pistols, was driven  through the northern part of London, accompanied by about two hundred people, having fun while singing along the song "My Way" by Sid Vicious. Paying tribute to his father, McLaren's son said that his father was the "original punk rocker" who had "revolutionised the world".

"He's somebody I'm incredibly proud of. He's a real beacon of man for people to look up to," he said  for the BBC news website.

There is no doubt that when we lose someone who was closer to us than the others we feel great pain ,I am not going to say that we should be positive about death , I am talking about funeral , when we accompany a person to another world at the funeral we need to remember only the good things ,that is why we need to stay in a good mood.

The Pearl of the North

For citizens of Tula from citizen of Ukhta, Komi Republic

I love my little northern town, my homeland, my Pearl of the North. And though the greatest part of the year it is covered with snow and the summer is not so warm, but I can`t imagine myself without these white spaces, without eyelashes in frost and Epiphany frosts. There's a completely different air, comparing with Tula and a completely different perception of itself. It is like you are a piece of the huge taiga with its pine trees, knee-deep snowdrifts, and the frost that makes you breathe  with a full chest. And the air is not the same like here, it seems it permeates through you, forever leaving in your memory the smell of pine trees and the crunch of the snow under your feet. Can you imagine anything like that in Tula? No snow, no frost, no downy fir-trees.  Just grey, boring atmosphere for a few months till the first leaf appears on the trees. But many people like Tula because of its great places to visit. Native citizens though don`t go anywhere except work and study. Just try it and you`ll understand how simple things can give you a chance to feel and see the whole beauty of your own city.

Ukhta, situated in the centre of  the Komi Republic, is a beautiful modern town. It got a town status on November, 21in 1943. It`s often called the town of oil and gas industries workers. Our enterprises supply the republic and the whole country with fuel, oil products and gas, delivered to Poland, Slovenia, Germany, France and Italy.

I spend all my free time in Ukhta in my native swimming pool, where I began my way of life, - Alexander Suhorukov, the world champion in the distance of 4x100 meters (2008).

Someone can say that in Ukhta can`t be places to visit and get a portion of culture and history. And if you also think so, you are mistaken! Among the cultural establishments it is necessary to mention the Palace of Culture, where you can visit different exhibitions, concerts, watch movies in the huge 3D cinema hall; two music schools visited by many children and some of them take part in competitions of different levels and become realmusicians. The Exhibition hall includes natural display with animals, fish, birds, rare kinds of insects and the hugest collection of butterflies in Russia. The Youth Palace is one of the most popular places in the city. There are different sections which train actors, painters, dancers or designers. Moreover, the Museum of the Town History, the Biological Museum, the Geological Museum, the Museum of gas Industry show you how this small city was growing  and became a modern city of oilers and gas workers. 

`The famous people are just people from the outskirts of our huge country`,- Igor  Leonov, the head of administration.

This small northern city gave birth to many people who became famous all over the country and even in the world. Sergey Kapustin,. The sevenfold world hockey champion, Andrey Derzhavin, a singer and composer of the band Mashina Vremeni, Roman Abramowich, ex-governor of the Chukotka District, the ex-owner of sports football club “Chelsea”), Eduard Zaharov, a boxer who took part in the Olympic Games. I`m sure you`ve heard about them! And some of them stay in Ukhta and don`t want to change their place.

`Coming here is not difficult, but it’s much harder to leave`,- Alexander Suhorukov, the swimmer.

The most wonderful place in Ukhta , in my mind, is a ski resort "Snegiri"(bullfinches). This is the cascade of multiple slides created by nature for winter fun. This is a recreation center, where adults can feel like children, remembering their childhood and ride on a sled with snow slides, falling into a huge snowdrift. There are also many kids getting up for the first time on skis or snowboard. Who knows, maybe they are future Olympic champions?

Young people can rent snowmobiles and surf the endless white fields at the foot of the hills. At the top of the biggest hill you can hire winter equipment and realx in a small cafe, where people in winter get a warm with hot tea. In addition, the top of the hill opens a beautiful view of the city, so in the summer "Snegiri" is popular for recreation with a big company. I do not need Switzerland and the Alps, because we have our own place where you can spend the winter holidays with benefit.

People call Ukhta The Pearl of the North and it sounds magnificent.  In fact, it is beautiful in every season, especially in winter! I can speak about Ukhta for hours, but for clear understanding you should visit it.