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tween what
was useful and
what was poison-
ous. As a result of these
endeavors, their tongues acquired struc-

tures that began perceiving tastes to tell these
apart. The tongue gradually began distinguishing
flavors as well, and the sense of taste became a
source of delightful sensations, not just of meeting
nutritional needs.
But actually, this account explains nothing. We
already know that our sense of taste serves to distin-
guish flavors from one another. Ascribing this to a
process of evolution is deceptive and lacks any sci-
entific foundation. In addition, no matter how the system in ques-
tion it may have emerged, evolutionists really have to explain how
it allegedly evolved. In this imaginary scenario, it is unclear how any
species managed to survive until it became able to recognize poi-