# What came first... **URL:** https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/what-came-first/47754 **Category:** Psychology and Mind **Created:** [April 22, 2021, 12:01am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/what-came-first/47754 "2021-04-22T00:01:52Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 144
### Author: ![Ichthus77](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/user_avatar/www.ilovephilosophy.com/ichthus77/32/446_2.png) [@Ichthus77](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Ichthus77) #### Post date: [May 4, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/what-came-first/47754/144 "2025-05-04T11:35:56Z")
What came first… the body… its actions… or its objectives? How did objectives precede body/action if, in order to function, there need be a being and acting? How did being precede the acting/objectives if, in order to be, there must be active function? How did acting precede being/objective if, action needs functional being? Posted twice elsewhere on the board. --- _[View the full topic](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/what-came-first/47754)._