Yeah, this debate has gone on for years and will continue to go on. I don't necessarily consider it a disease in the commonly accepted sense of the word; dis-ease maybe. I think of it more as an illness. Something that manifests itself and with proper care, can be cured. Proper care being the operative phrase. It doesn't bother me that many other people feel differently. Like anything else, my sobriety is MINE and theirs is theirs.
Should be an interesting thread.