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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

However, the Ernst Haeckel that Masons be-
lieve to be a great scholar was an imposter who de-
liberately falsified scientific discoveries, and the
thesis they accept as a "law" (ontogeny recapitulates
phylogeny) is one of the greatest deceits in the his-
tory of science.
This deceit is found in the drawings of embryos
made by Haeckel. In order to demonstrate the simi-
larity between the embryos of human beings, chick-
ens, rabbits, salamanders, which in reality shared no
such resemblance to each other, he falsified the draw-
ings. In some cases, he took the organs out of the em-
Haeckel
bryos, in other cases he added organs. Moreover, he
altered the actual size of the embryos in an attempt to
show them as all the same size. In short, Haeckel conducted this falsification in
order to fabricate evidence where there otherwise was none. The reputable science
journal by the name of Science contained an article in its September 5 1997 edition
that stated: "In reality…even closely related embryos such as those of fish vary
quite a bit in their appearance and developmental pathway…It (Haeckel's draw-
ings) looks like it's turning out to be one of the most famous fakes in biology." 4
Interestingly, this deception has long been recognized for many years.
Haeckel's drawings were shown to be falsifications already in his own lifetime
(1910), with he himself admitted to it. In an article published in American Scientist
we read: "Surely the biogenetic law is as dead as a doornail… As a topic of serious
theoretical inquiry it was extinct in the twenties…" 5
In spite of this, evolutionists continued to use these drawings for decades with
the sole intention of deceiving the masses who had no knowledge of the topic.
There is only one reason why Masons regard Haeckel's theory as a proof for
the theory of evolution, and think of him as a great scholar: The Masons' dedication
to the theory of evolution is not based on their passion for knowledge and truth, as
they claim, but, on the contrary, out of ignorance.

1 Naki Cevad Akkerman, Mimar Sinan, No. 1, p.13
2 Selami Isindag, Masonluk Öğretileri, Masonluktan Esinlenmeler (Inspirations from
Freemasonry), Istanbul, p.137
3 Selami Isindag, Din Açısından Mason Öğretisi (Masonic Doctrine According to Religion),
Akasya Tekamül Mahfili Publications, p.10
4 Elizabeth Pennisi, "Haeckel's Embryos: Fraud Rediscovered," Science, September 5,
1997
5 Keith S. Thompson, "Ontogeny and Phylogeny Recaputilated", American Scientist, vol.
76, p.273

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