 firstteam says: Don't shoot me first , just read it. I like this bit. Quote Papineau, an expert in the philosophy of science, argued that the first chicken must have emerged from an egg even though it was laid by a different species of bird, but it was still a chicken egg because it had a chicken in it. Unquote An interesting and fun clip. The key to the age-old question apparently lies in the fact that since genetic material does not change throughout an animal's life, the first bird that evolved into a chicken must have initially existed as an embryo inside an egg.I'm intrigued to know how well we know the above statement to be fact. I sound...wrong, it sounds....as corrected for typo. I need this EDIT button ...sorry firstteam -- click the "File" button above the clipmark and select "Edit" -- then you can edit your title, tags and remarks. Great clip. and logical.  And here I thought the Chicken Fairy just wiggled her nose. Unfortunately, this is an attempt to solve the problem the wrong way. The solution here assumes the issue is about the creature that emerged from the egg. However, the philosophical question concerns the use of the words "chicken" and "chicken egg." The question is, what is the right way to use the word "chicken"? Is a chicken (a) a creature that emerges from a "chicken egg"? Or is a "chicken egg" (b) an egg laid by a chicken? The solution offered confuses biology with language. Sure, this is a reason to select option (a), but it is not definitive. Language doesn't have to follow the specialized reasoning of esoteric academic fields. Thank you for all your comments. Merican's comments hits it very hard on the head of this "problem" - I have no anwer to offer. But after thinking that the problem was solved and at rest there is THE other view that the CHICKEN came first. Read it here: ARTICLE ABSTRACT HERE: What Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (#193) by John Morris, Ph.D. Abstract Chickens are amazingly complex creatures, with their hollow bones, intricate feathers, four-chambered heart, continuous air intake, high metabolism, complex brain, good hearing, superb color vision, etc. Everything about a chicken suggests careful design. This age-old question really has a simple answer. Attempts to answer it, howe... |
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