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By David Wright In her book The Emperors of Chocolate, Jo¸l Glenn Brenner says that the Aztecs thought of chocolate as the food of the gods. If chocolate consumption in the U.S. is any indication, Americans also consider this treat to be rather heavenly. Just thinking about fudge cake, brownies, chocolate-chip cookies, chocolate pie, chocolate ice cream, or a candy bar can make mouths water. According to Brenner, scientists have identified 1200 chemical compounds in chocolate. Some of these have a “woody” taste, while others taste “nutty.” One of the chemicals smells like rotten fish. Sounds disgusting, doesn’t it? But when that chemical is extracted, chocolate doesn’t taste right. No surprise, scientists are unable to reproduce the chocolate found in nature. Evolutionists claim that the entire world came into being by accident. Life itself began as a freak of nature. And yet with so much information and technology at their disposal—mountains of data from previous experiments, powerful computers, expensive lab equipment—highly intelligent researchers have been unable to create one living thing. They can’t even make chocolate! Centuries of scientific progress have failed to discredit the great truth affirmed by the apostle Paul. He told the pagans in Lystra of “a living God who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them” (Acts 14:15). And the Lord “did not leave himself without witness, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness” (v. 17). The Aztecs were mistaken. Chocolate is not the food of the gods. The only true God needs no physical sustenance. Chocolate is just one of the many delightful gifts the heavenly Father provides. Please pass the M&M’s. |