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CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE CELL

EVERYTHING YOU LEARN ISAN EXAMPLE OF

THE SPLENDOR OF GOD'S CREATION

The nerve cells in your body are like a net, over which innu-
merable commands and warnings between the brain and the
organs are communicated. This net is not continuous, however. As
we just mentioned, there are gaps between these neurons, and
when a message reaches these gaps, electron-carrying enzymes, or
neurotransmitters, transfer the message to the next neuron.
Once these neurotransmitters have deposited their charge onto
the end of the next nerve fiber, they are free. But if they were to
accumulate there, they would block the path of the next lot of
transmitters coming from behind. In such a situation, the electri-
cal signal will not be passed onto the next neuron, and the flow
will be interrupted. But such a problem never occurs, because a
special enzyme called acetylcholinesterase destroys chemicals that
build up at the end of the nerve fiber. In other words, it sweeps the
area clean. In this way, the path is constantly made clear for the
transmitters arriving from behind, eliminating the slightest glitch
or interruption in the transmission of impulses.
And so, out of the thousands of enzymes in our bodies, if even
this one, acetylcholinesterase, were lacking, it would mean the
breakdown of the electric signaling throughout the body; we
would not be able to survive.
At this point, each of us should ask ourselves: Who has formed
these faultless systems in the bodies of all living things, in which
the smallest detail has not been overlooked? Who has pro-
grammed molecules that do not possess consciousness, knowl-
edge or will, to display the most intelligent, appropriate
behaviors?
None of this intelligence, knowledge and perfect artwork can
be coincidental! Evolutionists are necessarily quiet on their
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