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Young Earth Creation Science Argument Index

 

D621:  Carnivorous teeth developed after the animals were created

 

Edited by Greg Neyman

 

Argument:  Carnivorous teeth developed within several hundred years after the Garden of Eden.  It is a direct result of God's curse upon creation in Genesis 3.  The information was present in the DNA of the animals, but they were "latent" until after the fall
 

 

Source:   John D. Morris, Back to Genesis, #100, page d

 

Response: 

 

  1. If God created every creature perfect, then the lion, T-rex, and others would have molars, perfectly adapted for plants.  Yes, carnivorous teeth can be used for eating plants, but this is rare, and it is not the most efficient design

  2. If this were true, then we should find fossils of lions, T-rex's, and other carnivores with molar teeth.  None have ever been found

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