Religious Apologist Glossary

The language used by Creationists and Religious Apologists can sometimes be confusing. Here is a handy glossary.

Creationist / Apologist Language	English Language
Action resulting from a force presumed not to be guided by intelligence	Action
Actual teaching of Christianity	My interpretation of Christianity
Agenda	Opinion
Another dimension unreachable through the limited human tools of of physics and chemistry	Supernatural
Applied intelligence	Conscious action
Aspect of reality not accounted for by the limited human tools of physics and chemistry	Biology
Atheist	Non-Christian
Atheist society	Communist totalitarian dictatorship
Bitter and biased	Non-Christian
Deconstructed	Unsuccessfully refuted
Godless universe	universe
Consequence of action(s) guided by an intelligent force	Consequence
Creative force	Conscious action
Creative force that is the first cause	God
Deal honestly with the discussion	Don't argue
Deconstruct	Disagree
Dimension of reality that includes intelligence	Reality
Dishonest responses	Awkward questions
Dishonesty of a response	The refutation of a Christian Apologist argument
Dynamics	Forces
Emphasis on offering reasoning on a step by step basis.	Argument
End subscription of a point of view	Conclusion
Establishment forces	Secular democracy
Evidence	Opinion
Extreme nut job	Eccentric Christian
Eye witness testimony	Hearsay
Force guided by an intelligent being	Conscious action
Force that operates due to some cause or another	Force
Force that results in the creation of something	Conscious action
Force which does not appear to be guided by intelligence	Force
Higher moral frame of reference	The Bible
Honest	Christian
Honest and reasoned response	An opinion a Christian agrees with
Honest discussion	Not challenging what a Christian Apologist said
Honest exchange of ideas	Agree with a Christian point of view
Honest people	Christians
Honest Responses	Statements Christians agree with
Hyper intelligence	God
Hyper-intelligent force	God
Hyperintelligent creative force responsible for creating and maintaining "reality" as we experience it.	God
Hyper-intelligent, transcendent entity	God
I accept your tacit concession to my perspective on the matter.	I’m avoiding answering your awkward question.
Insignificant sect	Eccentric group of Christians
Intelligence greater than we manifest	God
Intelligence as we experience such and how that reality would manifest itself in a universe that has ample ways that its basic building blocks should combine and either manifest or be an overall part of that hyper intelligence in action is still to be considered.	Intelligent Design
Intelligent dynamics	Consequence of a conscious action
Intelligent force	Organism or living form
Intelligent force greater than that which we manifest	God
Intelligent force pre-existing the creation of our universe	God
Intelligent guiding force	God
Knowledge	Intuition
Limited human tool of mechanistic, scientific processes	Science
Limited purview of the limited human tools of "science" and "rationality"	Reason
Manifest reality beyond the scientific purview	Reality
Manifestations of intelligence as a creative and governing force in the universe	Intelligence
Mindless	Natural
Mindless mechanistic <noun>	Natural <noun>
Misdirect	Ask awkward questions
Model of reality often ignored by those who only believe in a reality that is not guided by intelligent forces	Model of reality
New atheist	People who use logic and reason to counter my theological arguments.
New dimension of reality	Reality
Non-intelligent dynamics	Action resulting from a force
Non-intelligent mechanistic force	Force
Non-intelligent processes	Natural processes
Only a theory	A theory
Operative force	Energy
Overall responsibility as a dynamic factor	Input
Parroting a claim	Asking a question that I keep avoiding
Peer reviewed articles	Articles that are not peer reviewed
Physical reality	Reality
Pre-existent intelligent force	God
Processes apparently not guided by intelligence	Natural processes
Processes on a macro scale	Observable processes
Processes well beyond what might be observable	Speculation
Reality beyond the purview of science and mathematics	Reality
Reality in its totality beyond limited purviews	Reality
Realm	Universe
Realm not necessarily limited by physical creation	Universe
Realm revealed by intelligence	Model of reality
Religion	Christianity
Salvation History	Stories about the Christian God
Scientific opinions that will forever be "unfalsifiable"	Unfalsifiable opinions
Smiley J	Symptom of superiority complex
Society which subscribes to and promotes state atheism	Totalitarian dictatorship
Something beyond the purview of scientific inquiry.	The supernatural
Specific aspect of reality not recognized by those who would negate such	Theory
Spiritual dimension to existence	Spirituality
Spiritual forces	God
Steps that lead to the end subscription of a point of view	Premises
Straw man	An atheist’s opinion
Tautology	A comprehensive, thorough and logical explanation
That which does not appear to be guided by an intelligent force	Natural
That which does not appear to be guided by intelligence	Natural process
The limited purview of science and its processes	Science
Ultimate basis of reality	Origin of the universe
Ultimate creative force	God
Ultimate manifestation of intelligence	God
Ultimate reference regarding morality from any religious viewpoint that defines and subscribes to such	Stories about gods
Understanding of the progression of God's revelations to God's people over time, and the progression of their understanding of His will and character.	Apologetics
Unfalsifiable opinions offered in the name of science	Unfalsifiable opinions
What would Jesus do?	What would a humanist do?