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Originally Posted by lafever chris Those that are agnostics usually have trouble with the spiritual side of recovery, since many still play god themselves, giving credit too themselves, they may stay sober yet are so miserable and thus make everyone around them miserable, most people that know them wish they would go back to the drinking because honestly thats what they really want to hear anyway.
chris
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Hi Chris
I don't know if your talking from personal experience of being an agnostic? When I believed in God I probably had similar views. No matter.
For myself, being an agnostic doesn't mean I think I am God or that I have control or credit where I don't. It simply means that I am not living my life as if a supernatural power is impacting upon it. It also means that I see no reason to expect that I will exist in anyway once I am physically dead. I live my life, like others, in the moment. Much of how I live is the same as my spiritually focused friends except I perceive similar things as psychological and not divinely inspired. When I believed in God and began to have doubts I felt terribly scared that I was bucking all the stuff I had taught myself for many sober years. I feared my ego must be at play and perhaps I would get drunk as a result. This has not been my experience. I believe I am less miserable now and infact sometimes feel genuinly at peace with myself. I have found the answers, for me, that contradict the negative accusations you make towards agnostics. And that's my experience.
