Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Was the egg that the first chicken hatched from a chicken egg or not?

That is probably as close to an answer as we will get. But is definitely a better one then I've ever had.

This gets real sticky. Its a name game. I would imagine that the chicken had evolved long before we humans ever named it a chicken.

As humans evolve, and evolution never stops, do we ever stop calling ourselves Humans? When do we distinguish a change?
Will your great grand children be X-Men?

A relevant question with all the Mad Scientists playing with genetics these days. Many ireversable changes will be made by man.

Maybe they can create a new chicken, and we can put this debate to rest! Unless all the hormones and stuff they inject and feed to livestock these day hasn't already done it.

Originally posted by Raw760
The chicken that hatched from the [b]"egg" was the first of its kind, a new genetic mutation, right?

So the animal that laid that egg, was not a chicken as we know them.
But probably pretty close.
So that egg with the first chicken hatched from was not a "chicken-egg".

So the answer is, the chicken came first.
Then the chicken laid the ...[text shortened]... egg.
By breeding with what? A semi-chicken?

I guess you had to be there.
What do you think?[/b]

AThousandYoung,

Seems we've beaten this topic senseless with a stick.
How about we do the same over a game of chess.
Perhaps after I complete my fifth game, or lose my 'p'Rating?

-Raw760

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
[b]So the animal that laid that egg, was not a chicken as we know them.
But probably pretty close.
So that egg with the first chicken hatched from was not a "chicken-egg".

So the answer is, the chicken came first.
Then the chicken laid the first true chiken-egg.

So you've apparently defined a "chicken-egg" as an egg which was lai ...[text shortened]... hatever reason you choose not to call a chicken. A good name for it would be "proto-chicken".[/b]

Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnow
But you should define the egg by what is inside it, not what laid it. So the egg came first, but the first Chicken egg was laid by something that was not quite a chicken.

Let me tell you a story...

The chicken and the egg are laying in bed. The chicken is smoking a cigarette with a satisfied smile on its face while the egg is frowning and looking slightly annoyed.

The egg mutters "Well I guess that answers that riddle".

nah...eggs and chickens...whats the big deal about how they got here? the point is god made it and its here. no point in arguing (or crying) over spilled milk.

I think they are both good to eat.

what are chickens and eggs both good for?


what did God make them for?


what was God's purpose for the chicken?


(sorry im just deep like that).

Originally posted by liteswordatlitespeed
what are chickens and eggs both good for?
what did God make them for?
what was God's purpose for the chicken?
(sorry im just deep like that).

I think the real question now is: exactly how bored did someone have to be to revive this blasted thread? 😕

Originally posted by liteswordatlitespeed
what are chickens and eggs both good for?


what did God make them for?


what was God's purpose for the chicken?


(sorry im just deep like that).

dumb eh?................

yeah i got kinda bored you could say that.

I say we should all learn for this and have a big cup of chicken soup, with an egg in it.