Forget Edward and Jacob – are you on team Egg or team Chicken?

The quick answer to the question “which came first, the chicken or the egg” is the egg. There were egg-laying creatures well before there were chickens, so the egg came first. But we know that’s not the real question.

So take a few minutes out of your day for some philosophy. Science. Scientific philosophy. Whatever.

Check out out favorite science illustrators AsapSCIENCE take a crack at this legendary head-spinner.

We’re all thinking about this way too hard.

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