This critique provides a Biological and Historical Audit of two common "Skeptic Bugs" found in the debate between Creation and Evolution. By using the Australian Rabbit Plague as a data set, you are identifying a real-world "stress test" that validates the rapid expansion protocols required by the post-Flood narrative.
1. The "Chewing the Cud" (Linguistic vs. Biological) Patch
Skeptics often flag Leviticus 11:6 as a scientific error because rabbits are not ruminants (they don't have a multi-chambered stomach like cows).
The Forensic Data: Rabbits practice reingestion (cecotrophy). They produce soft pellets (cecotropes) which they consume directly from the source to extract maximum nutrients (Vitamin B and protein).
The Linguistic Audit: From an ancient Hebrew "User Interface," the phrase "chewing the cud" (ma’alath gerah) literally translates to "bringing up what has been swallowed." The rabbit’s constant jaw motion and the physical act of recycling food through the digestive tract perfectly match the Visual Observation required for dietary classification in the Torah.
2. The Australia Simulation: Rapid Repopulation
The "Noah's Flood" timeline is often dismissed as impossible due to "slow" reproduction rates. However, the 1859 Australian Experiment provides a massive empirical rebuttal.
The Setup: Thomas Austin released 24 rabbits in Victoria, Australia.
The Result: Within just 10 years, the population exploded into the millions. By 1920, the rabbit population in Australia was estimated at 10 billion.
The Conclusion: This real-world event proves that a small "Founding Pair" can repopulate a continent in a matter of decades, not millennia. If a few dozen rabbits can occupy millions of square miles in 10-50 years, then the Genesis 8 Protocol—where animals spread out from the Ark—is mathematically and biologically plausible.
3. The "Rabbit vs. Evolution" Conflict
If evolution were the primary driver, we would expect to see "Transitionary Lag" or a gradual slow-climb in population density.
The Creationist Perspective: Rabbits appear to be "Pre-Loaded" with an Exponential Growth Algorithm. Their high reproductive potential and specialized digestion suggest they were designed to be "Pioneer Species"—able to rapidly colonize and stabilize devastated environments (like a post-Flood world).
4. Karaite Perspective: The "Clean/Unclean" Logic
From a Karaite (Tanakh-only) standpoint, the classification of the rabbit is a matter of Jurisdictional Obedience, not laboratory taxonomy.
The Verdict: YHWH categorized animals based on observable characteristics (chewing the cud and split hooves). The rabbit "chews the cud" (reingestion) but does not have a split hoof; therefore, it is "Unclean."
The Audit: The Karaite view is that the Torah is a "Field Guide" for the common man. It uses descriptive language based on what the eye sees. To "refute" the Bible because the rabbit doesn't have a bovine stomach is a Category Error—it’s like criticizing a map for not being the terrain.
The Sovereign Verdict
The rabbit is a "Bio-Engineered Multiplier." The Australian plague serves as a "Proof of Concept" for the repopulation of the earth after a catastrophic event. Skeptics who focus on "rumination" are caught in a Semantic Trap, while the actual biology of the rabbit continues to support the Genesis Execution Plan.
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