Timeline for What is an overview of Christian viewpoints on why God sanctioned eating meat after the fall if veganism was already the pre-fall standard?
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| May 8, 2021 at 16:35 | comment | added | One Face | Have you considered the fact that after the flood the lifespan of man greatly decreased in a very short time and the eating of meat might have been a major part of this cutting down in man's life span? In fact, Shem died later than Abraham - I believe, God wanted to cut down man's lifespan and permitted meat along with other environmental changes to achieve this | |
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| Apr 8, 2021 at 15:34 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | Two quibbles with this question: 1) Wasn't meat introduced after the Flood rather than immediately after the Fall? 2) I think you mean "vegetarianism" or "herbivorism" rather than "veganism", which is not restricted to food but to any human use of any animal products (e.g. wool for clothing). | |
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| Apr 5, 2021 at 12:27 | comment | added | depperm | Lets assume the premise is true (or not), asking why God does specific things at certain times is opinion based, unless the reason is provided by a prophet/is recorded. Otherwise its all conjecture. For example (here is another questions which has a reason but the answers are unknown): why did creation take 6 days and not 5 or 7? Can't Genesis 1:26, 28 imply mankind could eat meat? | |
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| Apr 3, 2021 at 12:10 | comment | added | Mike Borden | @workerjoe Imagine how many rabbits there would have been if nothing died! | |
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| Apr 2, 2021 at 22:56 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | @4castle, an obvious example is the Inuit, who during the winter (which in the arctic is very long) have no access to plants, and their diet is almost entirely fish, caribou, etc. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 19:00 | comment | added | GratefulDisciple | @SpiritRealmInvestigator Other neglected angles: 5) Abel's sacrifice (firstborn's animal fat) was preferred (Gen 4:1-7, Heb 11:4-5); 6) God probably killed an animal to make skin garments for Adam and Eve (Gen 3:21). Even so, I think this question has merit (+1): example pro but many Adventists are vegetarians. | |
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| Apr 2, 2021 at 17:38 | comment | added | user50422 | @depperm - would you be willing to reconsider your close-vote in light of my last update to the question? | |
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| Apr 2, 2021 at 15:45 | comment | added | depperm | This seems hugely opinion based. First there is the premise that the diet was only veganism (which while there is an argument for isn't definitive). Then you're asking why God did such and such based on the premise (which sounds like a truth question that doesn't have an answer). So even if the premise is true that veganism was the norm originally any views on why he later approved would be conjecture. There could be opinions, articles, but it would all be based on a premise that may not even be true | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 15:35 | comment | added | GratefulDisciple | One often neglected angle is that 1) God practically sanctioned regular animal sacrifices during OT period (ox, lamb, goat, pigeon, etc.) which the Israelites consume with their families at the temple after consecration, even with regulations to allow them to consume in their own towns if Jerusalem is too far away! 2) No censure given in the OT for eating meat, even the unclean restriction was removed in the NT. 3) No censure for Solomon being provided meat on a daily basis for his royal table. 4) No abrogation of the Noahic Gen 9:1-3 in later OT nor in NT. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 14:29 | comment | added | workerjoe | You could say that about anything! | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 13:58 | comment | added | Matt Gutting | @workerjoe I'm not sure that everyone who calls themselves a Christian agrees with that. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 12:55 | comment | added | workerjoe | It has to do with death being introduced to the world because of Adam's sin. Before the fall, nothing died, apparently not even plants. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 12:50 | comment | added | Kristopher | @MikeBorden haven’t yet seen a steak tree but I am not giving up hope. | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 11:57 | comment | added | Mike Borden | Does "every plant yielding seed" and "every tree with seed in its fruit" have to mean only vegetation? | |
| Apr 2, 2021 at 8:21 | comment | added | user32540 | Jehovah’s Witnesses offer this possibility: that God foresaw the necessity for some humans to eat meat when in places where vegetation is scarce. (Awake! 8/8/1997 pg 19-20) | |
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