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"Wade T.Smith" wrote:
> On 05/12/00 08:02, Vincent Campbell said this-
>
> >Mine answer to the question itself would be that eggs came first, because
> >eggs appeared before chickens evolved. Why it persists? Well I don't know-
> >another useless meme?
>
> Well, of course the egg came first, because, and here's the rub, chickens
> use sexual reproduction- therefore the chicken is never the same as the
> egg.
I strongly disagree with this statement. How could the egg appear without sexual
reproduction preceding it? Wouldn't that be like the infant being born before
the mother gets born? I would say for someone who claims they know a lot about
women, Wade, you still have a lot to learn! :)
>
>
> Which brings us to why the conundrum remains a conundrum- it's all about
> sex, the first hinge of all meaning.
>
> - Wade
>
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