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What came first?
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What if they both appeared at the same time?
And to add a spin to the arguement:
Evolution ahs come a long way and chickens probably formed from some sea living organism so the real question we should be asking is, What came first the FISH or the egg???
And to add a spin to the arguement:
Evolution ahs come a long way and chickens probably formed from some sea living organism so the real question we should be asking is, What came first the FISH or the egg???
Egg.
The egg of the chicken was laid by something close to a chicken, but not yet a chicken.
Mmm, evolutionary scrambled eggs. Yum!
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wildcowboy said it much smarter. listen to him.
The egg of the chicken was laid by something close to a chicken, but not yet a chicken.
Mmm, evolutionary scrambled eggs. Yum!
edit:
wildcowboy said it much smarter. listen to him.
Eggs were around long before chickens.
Or do you specifically mean a chicken egg?
At what exact moment in time did the species we call "chicken" come into existence? Presumably there was an egg-laying "pre-chicken" that through many, many generations eventually produced something that would be considered a modern chicken.
While we can't pinpoint the exact moment that the chicken species came into existence (it's an arbitrary distinction anyway), presumably the "pre-chicken" begat the first "chicken" at the moment of speciation, meaning that the genetic material that became the first chicken was in fact first present in an egg laid by the "pre-chicken." So the egg came first.
Or do you specifically mean a chicken egg?
At what exact moment in time did the species we call "chicken" come into existence? Presumably there was an egg-laying "pre-chicken" that through many, many generations eventually produced something that would be considered a modern chicken.
While we can't pinpoint the exact moment that the chicken species came into existence (it's an arbitrary distinction anyway), presumably the "pre-chicken" begat the first "chicken" at the moment of speciation, meaning that the genetic material that became the first chicken was in fact first present in an egg laid by the "pre-chicken." So the egg came first.
But was that a chicken egg, or a protochicken egg with a mutant inside? And if people were around making up names for animals back then, would the protochicken and chicken have been different enough to be tagged as different critters? And if Sally has six pears and gives three to Billy, does Billy need to claim them on his tax return?
an egg and a chicken are lying in bed together
the chicken lights up a cigarette and says "well, I guess that settles that."
hahaha
Does it actually matter? How will knowing which appeared 1st help us in todays modern life? It's almost the same as asking how many marbele one can fit in their mouth at the same time! This debate seems pointless, what if both just appeared at the same time? There are no definite facts to show us what happened, all we can do is burn up chicken/egg fossils in our cars maybe if we found THE first ever chicken/egg then we could get it, unfortunately this pointless debate is always going to be won by the one who speaks better!