Page 667 - Atlas of Creation Volume 4

Harun Yahya

In dreams, when there are no scent molecules physically present, the perception of scent can be felt

just as realistically. In the same way that you can envision exceptionally clear and distinct images and
hear the most flawless sounds as you dream, you can also perceive scents in the same manner.
Therefore, you can easily see that there is no need for an aroma to have a material existence in order for
you to perceive it.
The same applies to the perception of taste. Just as with our other sense organs, the taste receptors

on the tongue convert the various arriving stimuli into electrical signals. Therefore, when you eat a de-
licious piece of cake, you do not experience its actual taste. In the same way that you cannot see its true
appearance or smell its true aroma, you also do not enjoy its real flavor. Its perceived “taste” is produ-

ced by the electrical signals sent to the brain.
We experience all the chocolate and fruit we enjoy during our lives in our perceptual world. The per-
ceptions formed in our brains by way of our five senses tell us these look lovely, are sweet-smelling and
flavorful. But this information belongs exclusively and entirely to ourselves. We are made to perceive
these properties in our minds, and have no other experiences of the world outside us.

Olfactory tract

Thalamus

Processing center

Taste sensory Olfactory bulb
cortex
Neurons in olfactory
epithelium

Smell sensory
cortex

Processing
center

Tongue

Spinal cord Taste buds

Nerves

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