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(Figure 27)
In a single taste bud,
Upper ] Taste bud some 100 taste pre-
part Mechanism divid- ceptor cells combine
]
in a flawless design.
ing the taste bud
into two sections
taste bud is divided
Body Epithelial cell The top part of the
section Communication from the body by a
special system. This
point between taste
means that the taste
cell and taste nerve
molecules communi-
cate with the taste
micro-hairs on the
top of the taste bud
Nerve fibers and do not pass on
to the main body.

establish communication with taste molecules. Thanks to this structure,
the widest possible surface for communication is established in a very

small area.
That these cells are present in just the right number and form reveals
evidence of a very superior Creation. Another extraordinary property is
that they are located in exactly the right place. 125 If just one of these many
details in the taste-perception system were to change—if the taste cells
were beneath the tongue instead of on top and to the sides of it, then clear-

ly, the sense of taste would largely disappear, and life would become dif-
ficult. The fact that every detail in the system is exactly right reminds peo-
ple of reason and common sense that God has created all things flawless-
ly, within a perfect order.
There can be no organization without an organizer, and no arrange-

ment without an arranger. When you look around you, everything you
see—tables, chairs, lamp, curtain, window, television, computer—is a

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