I think that pretty well any knowledge of "why" falls under Step 4 and any searching for God is under Step 11 .....
There is nothing of knowledge that I have found that didn't fall into one of the Steps.
We had a great 12th Step table this morning. 5 of us at the table and total sobriety was about 130 yrs.
I don't know why you would think that AA and the 12 Steps limits you in any way......
All the best.
Bob R