Which Came First?

June 15th, 2006

The question “which came first, the chicken or the egg?” has always seemed to be an unanswerable question or at least rhetorical. It is often used as a metaphor for dismissing a cause vs. effect of something. However, looking at the question very literally can raise some interesting discussions.

I believe that the root of the “chicken or egg” question may actually be a creation versus evolution question. Creationism would suggest that a chicken was created and, of course, lays eggs. Evolution suggests an egg-laying animal gave birth to slightly mutated offspring that continued to become more chicken-like because these new chicken-like traits provided an advantage to survival.

I believe that the root of the “chicken or egg” question may actually be a creation versus evolution question. Creationism would suggest that a chicken was created and, of course, lays eggs. Evolution suggests an egg-laying animal gave birth to slightly mutated offspring that continued to become more chicken-like because these new chicken-like traits provided an advantage to survival.

It seems that many scientists now agree.

What are your thoughts?

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