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August 10

Chicken or the egg

This is not a question but an assertion, tempting others to debate, contrary to our rules. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 08:13, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The egg came first, since the question does not specify what type of egg. MercuryOxide (talk) 03:46, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The question does not specify what type of egg, but we know that eggs are either free-range eggs or battery eggs. A free-range egg comes from a free-range chicken. A battery egg comes from a battery chicken. Therefore the egg comes from the chicken, not the other way around. --Lambiam 07:00, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lambiam, you've missed the point. Proto-chickens laid eggs, therefore the first modern chicken must have come from an egg (and yes, I do know the dividing line is not that abrupt – this is a half-line summary). See Chicken or the egg#Scientific resolutions for a far better discussion. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 07:52, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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