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soontobehomeles · 05-20-2009, 04:44 AM

The "GOD" aspect of AA is what scared me away from AA for many years and that has almost killed me. I attended my first meeting on Sunday, May 17th, 2009. Three days ago as I write this. (It's 5:00 AM and my insomnia is because I am going through my Last withdrawl. There will not be another.)

For more than forty years I have been unequivocly Athiestic. Man has created GOD or god to meet his own needs. Our world exists because of a series of changes that have occured slowly over billions of years.

Still I believe the concept of a god has been helpful to both Man and Mankind; I had even become jealous of those who could yield thier future to such a concept, especially if the result was sobreity. Still I had to find some "As I understand him" that would work for me.

"Group Of Drunks" was suggested to me and it will work just fine for step Two; Not so much for steps Three, Six, Seven or Eleven. Even if it did, I'm not sure I want to turn my future over to this "Group". Replacing a devotion to Vodka with a devotion to AA doesn't strike me as such a good idea.

"Higher Power" in step two is easy. Two people can do more than one and enough can elect a president or stop a war; Clearly there is a higher power than just me (or you). Besides, In step one we admitted that we've got a problem we can't solve. Step two seems to me, is agreeing that it can be solved, with help.

There is life on earth because changes occuring over lots of time made it happen; Why won't that work?

God = Change over time = creation?
Possibly simply: god = future

Works for me.

05-20-2009, 04:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
soontobehomeles Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: TwinCities northern suburbs Posts: 2	Can it be this simple? God, as I understand him. The "GOD" aspect of AA is what scared me away from AA for many years and that has almost killed me. I attended my first meeting on Sunday, May 17th, 2009. Three days ago as I write this. (It's 5:00 AM and my insomnia is because I am going through my Last withdrawl. There will not be another.) For more than forty years I have been unequivocly Athiestic. Man has created GOD or god to meet his own needs. Our world exists because of a series of changes that have occured slowly over billions of years. Still I believe the concept of a god has been helpful to both Man and Mankind; I had even become jealous of those who could yield thier future to such a concept, especially if the result was sobreity. Still I had to find some "As I understand him" that would work for me. "Group Of Drunks" was suggested to me and it will work just fine for step Two; Not so much for steps Three, Six, Seven or Eleven. Even if it did, I'm not sure I want to turn my future over to this "Group". Replacing a devotion to Vodka with a devotion to AA doesn't strike me as such a good idea. "Higher Power" in step two is easy. Two people can do more than one and enough can elect a president or stop a war; Clearly there is a higher power than just me (or you). Besides, In step one we admitted that we've got a problem we can't solve. Step two seems to me, is agreeing that it can be solved, with help. There is life on earth because changes occuring over lots of time made it happen; Why won't that work? God = Change over time = creation? Possibly simply: god = future Works for me.