000646: I heard one reason why Hashem created the world with fossils and other things like them.
There is a rule that whenever Hashem does something miraculous, He always includes a way to possibl explain it as normal. That’s why the wind blew all night before the Yam Suf split.
So, Hashem created the world, which was obviously a big miracle. He created fossils and other things looking really old so that people would have a way to explain it as a natural occurrence if they choose to.
As for eating meat, the Torah didn’t just say what was ok to eat – it says “osam tocheilu”, these you SHOULD eat. As others wrote, there are times when there’s a mitzvah to eat meat. How can you say Hashem didn’t intend for us to eat meat? The Torah says you should eat meat. Now, obviously, you have to treat the animals properly. However, if animals aren’t treated properly, you shouldn’t say, ‘Well, I won’t eat meat.” You can say you wouldn’t use a specific slaughterhouse because of it. But to say all eating meat is wrong because some slaughterhouses do things wrong is just stupid.