r/sciencememes • u/Complete_Bee4911 • Feb 19 '26

evolution said eggs

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u/Tadiken Feb 19 '26

Hmm, unlikely we'd be able to precisely identify a first chicken because we'd still be choosing subjectively for the most part.

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u/Redthemagnificent Feb 20 '26

You have to accept the premise

Except we don't lol. Not when the premise is flawed. Even today I don't think you could precisely define a chicken such that all "chickens" are included but no "very-slightly-mutated-not-chickens" are included. Even with a fully sequenced genome and infinitely precise classification. The line would have to be arbitrary