The topic of the thread is atheists in AA.
Please let's not get into a flaming war about belief in G*D or the lack thereof; foxhole or not. We either do, or we do not have a belief. It's very unlikely that we will change someone else's mind.
But, the issue in AA is something that many people have to deal with while trying to get sober. How else can a person without other options, like SMART, or Lifering.... achieve sobriety?
Shalom!