the chicken or egg 1st question

[3bob]

There is a beginning. There is no beginning of that beginning. There is no beginning of that no beginning of beginning. There is something. There is nothing. There is something before the beginning of something and nothing, and something before that. Suddenly there is something and nothing. But between something and nothing, I still don't really know which is something and which is nothing. Now, I've just said something, but I don't really know whether I've said anything or not.

Chuang Tzu (c.360 BC - c. 275 BC)

Edited September 2, 2014 by 3bob

[Marblehead]

Yeah, that was very cryptic the first time I read it. Something comes from nothing but how that happens is a mystery. Science has an answer, of course, but it's more fun thinking about it the way Chuang Tzu did.

 

To your chicken, it evolved from a bird that evolved in Indochina. From what? No answer.

[Mystique Enigma]

A father and his son were taking a walk. Every few steps the little boy would ask another question. "What is electricity?" "Why is the sky blue?" "What makes the cars run?" and so on. Each time his father answered that he didn't know. Finally the little boy became discouraged and was quiet for a long time. Then he decided to take another chance. "Pop, do you mind if I ask you another question?"

"Not at all, son. Keep right on asking. How else will you ever learn anything?"

[3bob]

Yeah, that was very cryptic the first time I read it. Something comes from nothing but how that happens is a mystery. Science has an answer, of course, but it's more fun thinking about it the way Chuang Tzu did.

 

To your chicken, it evolved from a bird that evolved in Indochina. From what? No answer.

 

It's still a mystery and thankfully so since it would be a sad day if science could put it in a box and then kill it.