RobertHugh

It certainly occurred to Bill Wilson when he wrote the Big Book. There's this whole chapter entitled "We Agnostics." It's a good read for the non-believer.

Belief in God is not a requirement to work the steps of AA. Never has been.

Truth is, I still don't know what I believe in. One thing I was sure of: I was powerless over alcohol. Not power-challenged, power-compromised...powerLESS. I was always going to drink. So I was pretty willing to try anything to survive.

I fully understand that alot of people don't subscribe to this sort of absolute thinking. That's fine-- I didn't for years.

But, as laid out in the text book, AA begins with absolute powerlessness. So it follows that we try to connect with power that can solve our problem, otherwise we continue to drink and die.

If you don't identify with that sort of powerlessness, if there is still belief that self control can help, I completely understand why you wouldn't seek a higher power with desperation.