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[–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I appreciate this post!

I've never been to a meeting, but I've always heard the only way through AA is with God. And as a lifelong atheist, I don't think that would work for me. I'd just be lying to get them to shut up lol (which would not be doing myself the real service I would need at that point).

I'm surprised there isn't a more secular AA program. I can see the appeal of AA meetings without the 12 steps piece.

What's the point of accepting a higher power? Is it so that we can just put the blame on them? Or accept our place in this grand equation? I think we can already do the latter without a god.

I'd love to read more if you do end up making a separate post!

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I'm in the camp that I'll bite a little, they just have to let me know who the "higher power" is. Require me to make up a floaty ghost that is responsible for everything and all the good stuff is a miracle, but all the bad stuff is from a weaker being that the higher power just ignores... Well that seems a bit like a cop-out.

    If that really is who they want me to follow, will they keep PETA off my back, I've had a few rough crops and I think I remember a passage that will help... I just gotta find some find some "clean animals".

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I'm in the camp that I'll bite a little, they just have to let me know who the "higher power" is. Require me to make up a floaty ghost that is responsible for everything and all the good stuff is a miracle, but all the bad stuff is from a weaker being that the higher power just ignores... Well that seems a bit like a cop-out.

    If that really is who they want me to follow, will they keep PETA off my back, I've had a few rough crops and I think I remember a passage that will help... I just gotta find some find some "clean animals".

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