Japanese crossword «Chick»
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Talk about one of the weirdest "mystery" in history. I file it with quotes constantly misattributed to people like Mark Twain or Albert Einstein, that some people literally believe the definition of insanity is about repetitive and futile actions, and there existing college graduates who don't even know the fake story of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," let alone that true story.
If anything, the "chicken and egg" analogy should today be known not as an existential question, but as an example of the fact that; just because science can't answer all existential questions doesn't mean it hasn't already answered a crap ton of them. And it's been long established, that eggs existed before chickens.
So, I'll stick with, saying that adding the shell gives it a delightful touch. :)
If anything, the "chicken and egg" analogy should today be known not as an existential question, but as an example of the fact that; just because science can't answer all existential questions doesn't mean it hasn't already answered a crap ton of them. And it's been long established, that eggs existed before chickens.
So, I'll stick with, saying that adding the shell gives it a delightful touch. :)
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And before anyone accuses me of pedantry; strike that, reverse it. Aristotle wasn't waxing philosophical - he was positing a theory about the origin of a species. Had he actually known how evolutionary biology works, he wouldn't have theorized that life is an infinite cycle, because he couldn't see where a species begins and ends.
The question is only paradox if you don't know that a chicken came out of an egg that wasn't laid by a chicken - but anyone with a 6th grade education knows that. The fossil records may not tell us the path of every species, but they tell us that all species have a detailed evolutionary path.
It's also another example of people forgetting that Aristotle was a polymath, and studied a great deal more than philosophy. He also wrote about physics, biology, linguistics, economics, etc.
I do realize that some people mention it ironically now, but I think we have to stop doing that, until everyone gets the irony memo. :)
The question is only paradox if you don't know that a chicken came out of an egg that wasn't laid by a chicken - but anyone with a 6th grade education knows that. The fossil records may not tell us the path of every species, but they tell us that all species have a detailed evolutionary path.
It's also another example of people forgetting that Aristotle was a polymath, and studied a great deal more than philosophy. He also wrote about physics, biology, linguistics, economics, etc.
I do realize that some people mention it ironically now, but I think we have to stop doing that, until everyone gets the irony memo. :)
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I've always viewed it as a problem of not being specific enough and defining what you mean when asking a question.
Assuming that question is specifically referring to chicken eggs rather than just eggs of any kind (which I think most people are when they say that), you have to decide whether a "chicken egg" is any egg that contains a chicken, or if it also has to have been laid by a chicken. If it's the former then yeah, of course the egg came first, but if they're thinking the latter, then technically the latter.
Either way though, you're right, now that we know about evolution the question is really a non-issue; once you state specifically what you count as a "chicken" and as an "egg", it's immediately obvious what the answer is.
Assuming that question is specifically referring to chicken eggs rather than just eggs of any kind (which I think most people are when they say that), you have to decide whether a "chicken egg" is any egg that contains a chicken, or if it also has to have been laid by a chicken. If it's the former then yeah, of course the egg came first, but if they're thinking the latter, then technically the latter.
Either way though, you're right, now that we know about evolution the question is really a non-issue; once you state specifically what you count as a "chicken" and as an "egg", it's immediately obvious what the answer is.
Was mystified until the very last pixels, when saw it! Sweeeet! Made me smile, thanks Ergo_ru!
replyVery cute, and actually quite challenging. Liked this one a lot
replyQuite difficult at first but once you've "cracked" it, much easier going
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A very entertaining puzzle and a great and humorous image! Definitely art.
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