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Old 02-12-2018, 02:04 PM
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awuh1
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The god stuff bothered me quite a bit when I first started AA. It took me quite some time to get over it. I had to realize that I had a very fixed and inflexible ideas of what "god" was. In effect I had a prejudice that prevented me from being objective about the subject.

TomSteve quotes the book which says "Do I now believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" The part I wish to emphasize in bold. If you are not willing to believe then I would argue that you have a prejudice (just like I did). Its an example of what's called 'confirmaton bias'.

Until you fully explore the possibility that there could be a 'higher' power I suggest you use Group O f D runks.

If you are scientifically inclined you might enjoy this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d4ugppcRUE
I wish I'd have found it much sooner. It's about an hour long.

All the best to you.
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