I Accept the Theory of Evolution
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56-60, F
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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
Yes, mrmistery, I agree, the 'chicken or egg' question is a wonderful way to show the importance of defining terms (in my experience, younger teenagers gain a lot from this example). For anyone unfamiliar with the exercise, we need to choose from among four definitions:
1. Which came first, the chicken or (just any old) egg?
2. Which came first, the chicken or an egg laid by a chicken?
3. Which came first, the chicken or an egg containing a chicken?
4. Which came first, the chicken, or an egg laid by and containing a chicken?
...and of course, once the original semantic ambiguity has been removed, it's a simple exercise to demonstrate how the Theory of Evolution provides the solution.
Spoiler Alert! 1 = egg: 2 = chicken: 3 = egg: 4 = chicken
1. Which came first, the chicken or (just any old) egg?
2. Which came first, the chicken or an egg laid by a chicken?
3. Which came first, the chicken or an egg containing a chicken?
4. Which came first, the chicken, or an egg laid by and containing a chicken?
...and of course, once the original semantic ambiguity has been removed, it's a simple exercise to demonstrate how the Theory of Evolution provides the solution.
Spoiler Alert! 1 = egg: 2 = chicken: 3 = egg: 4 = chicken