Originally Posted by
Doug 
This thread has gone way off track.
If you don't believe me, take a look at the first post.
Although I often disagree with Abbadun on the general issue of AA, I think he's right here. I'm certain that many atheists and agnostics outside the program read the literature and run a mile. Now that it's available on the internet, I'm sure there are people who never set foot inside a meeting because of it. (I'm saying this as an atheist who gets a lot from the fellowship and finds the literature - often
because of the God stuff - useful and thoughtprovoking.)
Things only become a problem if a thread like this descends into "there is a God/is not/is too" or "AA is bad/no its not/yes it is". Thoughtful, and even strongly critical discussion on the detail of Bill W.'s book "Alcoholics Anonymous" is absolutely needed.
Having said all that, the thread is enormous! So it might be worth closing it. it's not like the issues will go away, so they'll come back again in other threads.
peace, nl.