Terminology to describe people who "awaken"

[Parsons]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Ra ever shortens the description "those who are not aware of the unity of creation" to one word like 'awakened'. However, I think it is very telling that they even described that segment of the population if it was somehow inherently derogatory/elitist to do so. 

Don't get me wrong, I think it's possible to use the term "awakened/unawakened" in a derogatory/elitist manner and have seen it used in such a manner. But I don't think there is any inherent elitism in the term 'awakened', nor is the term 'unawakened' inherently derogatory. We have a choice on how the term is used. It should go without saying since Ra directly referred to that group of people in the quote from the OP, but I would say there is nothing inherently wrong with discussing that segment of the population in the first place.

I also don't find anything wrong with having semantics discussions about the proper use of words like "awakened". I would just appreciate getting them out of the way in this thread so tangential conversations about the semantics of "awakened" don't hinder discussions of other threads with different topics.

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@Gemini Wolf, I don't think there is any redeemable qualities of that word. I can only see it being used in a derogatory sense.