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The genesis paradox

Paradoxes are certainly an amazing topic. However it can also make the world seem unnecessarily complicated. It seems that the real age of an organism has too become a paradox.

Humans and other organisms are made of cells as we all agree. Cells divide in order to multiply. Since cells divide, both the daughter cells are of same age. This brings us to a certain question. Are all body cells same age as the initial egg cell.

Theoretically, yes.

A female foetus is born initially with all of its egg cell in the form of follicles. So generally the egg cell from which an offspring is born with, was created the same time it’s mother was, therefore the offspring is biologically is the same age as the mother on a cellular level.

However, since the offspring is as old as it’s mother. It also means that the mother is the same age as the grandmother. This sums to one result. The mother is as old as the grandmother, and the offspring is same age as the mother. Therefore the offspring is also as old as the grandmother.

Similarly, we can theorise that the offspring is biologically the same age as it’s ancestors.

The concept itself seems to define reality. But it also somehow seems possible.

This theory can be proven true and also at the same time proven wrong. A circle has no beginning nor end. Nevertheless from this concept we can derive that all organisms are somehow the same age as the first form of life.

Since it is not really discovered or understood how and when the first cell was created, we cannot really put forth the true age of organisms on a cellular level.

Either way one fact is clear. All of the organisms, every single one, multicellular organisms and unicellular organisms are the same age.

This paradoxical effect might possibly help in the advancement of medical technology. Since theoretically all cells are related, effective stem cell advancements might just not be a bliss.