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HARUN YAHYA

could be severely punished, even by death. Despite being well
aware of this, National Geographic accepted this fossil which had
been smuggled out of China. The fossil was presented to the media
at a press conference staged in the National Geographic headquarters
in October 1999. An illustrated seven-page article describing the
dino-bird fairy tale formed the cover story in the November edition
of National Geographic magazine. Moreover, the fossil was exhibited
in the National Geographic museum, where it was presented to mil-
lions of people as definitive proof of the theory of evolution.
The truth emerged in March 2001: no such intermediate species
as Achaeoraptor had ever existed. Computer tomography analyses of
the fossil revealed that it consisted of parts of at least two different
species. Archaeoraptor was thus dethroned, and took its place along-
side all the other evolutionist frauds in history. Darwinism—whose
claims have never been empirically verified in the past 150 years—
was once more associated with specially manufactured fossil for-
geries.
As we have seen, National Geographic was once party to
that very fossil-smuggling which it now purports to op-
pose. Naturally, the fact that in its latest documentaries
it devotes space to bringing fossil smuggling out into
the open may be regarded as a positive sign that it will
not tolerate similar abuses in the future. However, if
the TV channel does oppose fossil-smuggling, then it
must also deal with such well-known smuggling inci-
dents as Archaeoraptor in its programs. No matter how
much of a violation of its Darwinist broadcasting policy
it might be, admitting its past mistakes and taking the
side of the truth would be commendable behavior in the
sight of all its viewers.

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