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Just so there's no confusion (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 5 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

In that case the chicken came first, regardless of how we define "chicken", we can reuse that definition for the first "chicken egg" it laid.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    But how do we define a "chicken egg"? Is it an egg containing a chicken, or an egg that's been laid by a chicken?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    Good point. Now I'm less sure.

    I guess any "egg containing a chicken" came first, by definition. I don't think I would accept anything that didn't come from an egg as my canonical first chicken, anyway.

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