Thanks for the welcome! To be honest, I’m not sure what I class myself as. I wasn’t raised in a fundamentalist environment. I was one of those typical mockers of Christianity really. But like probably many here, just read, loved and trusted in God’s word post-conversion.
No, I don’t believe in a “second creation” either. This was part of a conversation with George which is not repeated on this thread. I was just taking his argument. It’s probably not worth pursuing that as neither of us believe in a second creation.
Gen 1:30 reads, “And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground – everything that has the breath of life in it – I give every green plant for food.’ And it was so.”
I don’t feel it’s necessary to interpret that verse as referring to a food chain; only if we want to introduce animal death before the fall.
Maybe I can put it like this. I invite a bunch of friends round and say to them, “Guys, if you’re hungry, all fruit and salad in the fridge yours, the veg in the garden too!” If I later find them grilling my juicy steak, frying my sausages, and roasting my pet dog in the oven, I’d be screaming, “What the heck! Why are you eating my steak and sausages, and roasting my dog?!” I wouldn’t be happy if they said, “What’s the matter with you? Don’t you know that the cow ate your grass, and your dog ate the pet rabbit that ate your carrots? We are just eating your salad and veg as you said!”