Originally Posted by
tomsteve 
AA works for people that believe in God.
AA works for people that don't believe in God.
AA doesn't work for people that believe they are God.
And it doesn't work for lots of people who don't believe they are God, too.
Incidentally, this is a good example of why so many people flee from AA. The implication that there must be something wrong with you if AA doesn't work for you is really damaging to some people, aside from being wildly wrong. Tossing out an empty insider-cliche is good for extra points.