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Originally Posted by parallaxicality
Admittedly, this distinction amounts to samantic hair-splitting, but it really is no different from the difference between a "Muslim" and an "Islamist". Muslims hold a particular ideology, Islamists attempt to force that ideology on others.
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That is intersting, and it makes sense. Yet, the problem may indeed be similar. Wouldn't many, or most, people who are extremely faithful to Islam allow the term Islamist to apply to them? Do Muslims often inform others that they are not Islamists? I don't really know the answer, but I would guess the general public would be confused on the use of these terms, as well as, the creationist term.
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Similarly, simply believing in creation does not necessarily make one a creationist. The desire to transform that belief into a political ideology does.
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That is not an unreasonable definition, but I still say a better term is needed since "creation" believer and "creationist" are so similar in appearance. Wouldn't YEC advocates not acitively engaged in politics be considered creationists? How would you compare your definition with the BA's use of the term?
[I hope I don't sound contentious in any way because I am appreciative of this interesting discussion, which is a difficult topic.]