The question asked was: If you don't believe in god, what do you believe in? Through out the years, almost all of the time I have been annoyed by this question. First, I am agnostic. It is just as much of my fiber as my brain. I find the question intrusive. At times I explain the existence of god can not be proven, and believe prayers are useless and not answered. Of course this opens up a can of worms. The only time I ask someone about their belief in a higher power is when doing 12th step work...

it is day number 4...just after 9:30 in the morning, and drinking my first cup of hot tea and have already smoked my first cigarette. i slept almost 11 hours, FINALLY getting the kind of sleep one needs during the whole detox process.
i was awoken by a phone call from a "friend of bill" who is going through what looks like will be the loss of her father. i admire her in the respect she has no problem calling on the help on those friwnds in her time of need, when that is something...