Survival of the fittest

npetreley · #1 27th May 2002, 07:14 AM

Is the God of the Bible a God of "survival of the fittest?"

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

elephanticity · #2 27th May 2002, 09:53 PM

The God of the Bible is definately fond of a selection process, but it's more 'survival of the chosen' than the fittest. The 'fittest' army would not need divine assistance for a victory.

seebs · #3 28th May 2002, 01:21 AM

Originally posted by npetreley
Is the God of the Bible a God of "survival of the fittest?"

What on earth does this have to do with anything? Discussions of God's opinion of social order hardly have anything to do with biological processes.

Survival of the fittest is trivial to observe; take a half-dose of antibiotics.

BigJon · #4 29th May 2002, 12:10 AM

survival of the fittest.......

#1 doesnt matter how big, strong, and or fit you are a 30-06 is enough to drop you clear out to 200 yards or better.

which means the fittest dont always win.

#2 if survival of the fittest is true, then why are all those weaklings at the gym, they havent evolved as far as me why arent they dead?

seebs · #5 29th May 2002, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by BigJon
survival of the fittest.......

#1 doesnt matter how big, strong, and or fit you are a 30-06 is enough to drop you clear out to 200 yards or better.

which means the fittest dont always win.

#2 if survival of the fittest is true, then why are all those weaklings at the gym, they havent evolved as far as me why arent they dead?

'cuz they're smarter than you, or more resistant to disease, or because the species is healthy enough to support a bit of variety.

elephanticity · #6 29th May 2002, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by BigJon
survival of the fittest.......

#1 doesnt matter how big, strong, and or fit you are a 30-06 is enough to drop you clear out to 200 yards or better.

which means the fittest dont always win.

#2 if survival of the fittest is true, then why are all those weaklings at the gym, they havent evolved as far as me why arent they dead?

'Fittest' doesn't necessarily mean biggest, strongest or bulletproof.

Survival doesn't always require the ability to benchpress your own weight.

'Evolutionary advantage' does suggest the ability to live long enough to pass on genes, and promote the survival of offspring.

Unfortunately, 'fittest' doesn't require the ability to understand the concepts of evolution, either...yet.

AV1611VET · #7 18th January 2011, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by npetreley

Is the God of the Bible a God of "survival of the fittest?"

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;

No:

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Bushido216 · #8 19th January 2011, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by AV1611VET

No:

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

So, if you graduate from trainee moderator to full moderator...

1. Will you be moderating a forum you're frequently a part of and

2. Will you be forced to stop necroing threads so you can spam up your post count?

AV1611VET · #9 19th January 2011, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by Bushido216

So, if you graduate from trainee moderator to full moderator...

1. Will you be moderating a forum you're frequently a part of and

2. Will you be forced to stop necroing threads so you can spam up your post count?

If is a big word.

Split Rock · #10 19th January 2011, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by AV1611VET

No:

1 Corinthians 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Wow. You dug up a thread from 2002 just so you can repeat the O.P.?? Amazing! Give yourself a cigar!