What came first, the chicken or the egg?

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<p>It's a philosophical question that has taunted humanity for several centuries now. I am confident that if we answer this question, we will be able to find the meaning of life. I am determined to find an answer. </p>

<p>Discuss.</p>

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<p>as evolution took place on some prehistoric avian creature, each subsequent generation somewhat altered the "chicken's" traits...whether it be size, color, wing size...etc. Eventually the 'perfect' combination of traits appeared such that this 'chicken' had the greatest qualities needed for survival, and continued to reproduce more successfully, because of their heightened attributes. Because small changes occured in each generation, a "non-chicken" (though very close to a chicken) laid the first egg with the attributes of a "chicken" we recognize today.</p>

<p>Therefore, the egg came first.</p>

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<p>Wow.
That was good.</p>

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<p>Yo mama came first.</p>

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<p>The egg came first..Smallz214 is right :D</p>

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<p>lol meaning of life? yeah right.</p>

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<p>the meaning of the thread is just to try and win the "most pointless poster" title isn't it?</p>

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<p>Oh no, not at all! This is a very serious question.</p>

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<p>I'm going with smallz answer.</p>

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<p>My god this question has been answered a thousand times... surely everyone should know it was the egg by now?</p>

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<p>I go with smallz</p>

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<p>Technically it depends if you define a "chicken egg" to be one which came from a chicken, or one which contains the embryo of a chicken. Everybody here seems to be going with the second one, but personally I ascribe to the first definition. By quantum uncertainty, nothing exists until observed, so until you wait for a few weeks to incubate and hatch the egg and verify a chicken comes forth, you can't verify it was a chicken egg under your definition. It would exist as a superposition of a number of kinds of different eggs, and I'm not too comfortable with that concept.</p>

<p>/I'll see your pretentious BS and raise you one.</p>

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<p>^ ahhh, but the question isn't "which came first, the chicken or the chicken egg"</p>

<p>It is "Which came first, the chicken or the egg"</p>

<p>No assumption has been made that it strictly must be a *chicken's<a href="as%20we%20define%20it">/I</a> egg. :)</p>

<p>ohh...and quantum uncertainty is just that: on the quantum level. I don't think anyone here is assuming the chicken to be the planck's length of </p>

<p>1.616 x 10 ^(-35) meters.</p>

<p>If so, we have a whole new set of problems!</p>

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<p>Oh, phooey. I assumed that. I guess my theory is completely wrong, then.</p>

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<p>Of course! Quantum chickens! What a marvelous solution.</p>

<p>Now, let's find Erwin's cat.</p>

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<p>Well, the chicken and egg are lying in bed after sex. The chicken lights up a cigarette and inhales deeply before saying: "well, I guess we answered that question."</p>

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<p>
[quote]
Well, the chicken and egg are lying in bed after sex. The chicken lights up a cigarette and inhales deeply before saying: "well, I guess we answered that question."

[/quote]

Hahaha... that is amazing, I'll have to remember that one.</p>

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<p>You don't need the answer to find the meaning of life. The meaning of life is 42. Find the question.</p>

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<p>the chegg came first...:)</p>

<p>wow, that was lame!</p>

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<p>chicken!!!!!!</p>