I have been going to AA for 3.5 years and I still am not sure about a lot of things. I do know that talking to and knowning other alcoholics has been the cornerstone of my recovery.
Go to a bunch of meetings before you form an opinion one way or the other. What I got out of my first meeting was. There were a bunch of happy and healthy people who had been sober for a long time and that I felt better after the meeting.