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[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

So, at one point the evolutionary predecesssor of the chicken must have laid a chicken egg. I respect your right to choose where you die though.

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Honestly, I was just joking. For me this is more like the ship of Theseus showing that there is no such thing as a first chicken or a first egg.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Though eggs predate the chicken by several hundreds of million of years.

[-] lugal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's implied that it's about chicken eggs

[-] itslilith 3 points 2 years ago
[-] oo1@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago

Which came first:

  • A chicken or an egg
  • A chicken or the egg
  • The chicken or an egg
  • The chicken or the egg
  • The chicken or its egg ?

If the definite article is used then it should be clear from the physical or literal context eggsactly which chicken and which egg are the subjects. This makes the answer a simple matter of asking each for its birth certificate.

If the question has been taken out of context or misquoted - and is now meaningless - well that's just typical sloppy journalism.

this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2024
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