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About RationalWiki Our purpose here at RationalWiki includes: Analyzing and refuting pseudoscience and the anti-science movement; Documenting the full range of crank ideas; Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism; Analysis and criticism of how these subjects are handled in the media. We welcome contributors, and encourage those who disagree with us to register and engage in constructive dialogue. We have 8,053 articles for your enjoyment. Random featured article[What is this?] Baraminology Baraminology, or discontinuity systematics, is a pseudoscience that attempts to provide a creationist alternative to Linnaean taxonomy and cladistics based on a Biblically literal young Earth worldview. Baraminology attempts to solve a major creationist and literalist problem: how to fit two (or seven) of every kind of animal on Noah's Ark. The 10 million or more known species of animal could not have fit, let alone survived, on any plausible boat. Baraminology attempts to redefine the meaning of the word "kind", as found in the book of Genesis, to mean a much wider group, known as a baramin, which would reduce the number of animals on the ark. Rather than common descent, in which all life on earth is descended from a single ancestor, baraminology posits multiple special creation events at the origin of each baramin. Participate in RationalWiki RationalWiki portal: See our guide for newcomers! A brief history of RationalWiki... Share how you found RationalWiki! For general chatter that doesn't fit anywhere else, the Saloon Bar is the place to go. Essay portal: Essays written by individual users covering a wide range of subjects. Comment on the talk pages or write your own. Debate portal: Informal debates covering political and philosophical issues. Participate freely or start your own. Writing articles: Read up on what a RationalWiki page is and our community standards. Take a look at the help pages if you're having trouble. We also keep a list of useful links. Our to do list is where we pile up ideas for articles. See if anything piques your interest!

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