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Old 06-24-2009, 09:20 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by KeithJ
The steps of AA promote dependence on a higher power. It flat out states that reliance on things human is bound to fail.
Where does it state that KeithJ ?

One understanding of a higher power is G O D (Group Of Drunks). There are many in the AA who use the group as a higher power. In my initial stages my higher power certainly was other alcoholics, or in other words other humans. It's only recently that i feel a sense of spirituality, but i can certainly identify with someone who uses the group of recovering alcoholics as their higher power. I believe there are atheists here who do the same.

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