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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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Genesis tells us that Adam, Eve and all animals had originally plant-based diets, as God provided them with every plant and tree for food: > 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you **every plant** yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and **every tree** with seed in its fruit. **You shall have them for food**. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given **every green plant for food**.” And it was so. 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. [Genesis 1:29-31, ESV] However, later passages of the Bible reveal that, after the fall, God approved of animal-based diets: > And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon **every beast** of the earth and upon **every bird** of the heavens, upon **everything that creeps on the ground** and **all the fish of the sea**. Into your hand they are delivered. 3 **Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you**. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. [Genesis 9:1-3, ESV] > 9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour to pray. 10 **And he became hungry and wanted something to eat**, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance 11 and saw the heavens opened and something like a great sheet descending, being let down by its four corners upon the earth. 12 **In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air**. 13 And there came a voice to him: **“Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”** 14 But Peter said, “By no means, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.” 15 And the voice came to him again a second time, **“What God has made clean, do not call common.”** 16 This happened three times, and the thing was taken up at once to heaven. [Acts 10:9-16, ESV] > 22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 **Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate**. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate. [Luke 15:22-24, ESV] **Question**: Why did God eventually sanction animal-based diets after the fall if originally the norm across the board was veganism? Was it for nutritional reasons or something else? I don't know if there is a unique answer to this question, so I'm posing it as a request for an **overview of Christian viewpoints**. Obviously, my intention is not to overwhelm you with a question that is impractically broad, so it would be just fine for me if an answer is posted simply enumerating some of the most compelling views according to e.g. a reputable Christian authority on the matter, etc. _____________________________ Update based on the comments: Answers can include viewpoints that reject the premise (that veganism was the norm right after Creation and before the Fall), I have no issues with that, as long as quotes or summaries of the argumentations given to reject the premise are included. _______________ Update 2: To those who reject the premise: you guys have inspired to ask a related question on Hermeneutics.SE: [Does Genesis 1:29-31 leave any room for the existence of animal-based diets in the period between the Creation and the Fall?](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/58510/does-genesis-129-31-leave-any-room-for-the-existence-of-animal-based-diets-in-t) . Feel free to explain your reasons on that question.
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