Monday, August 21, 2006
A.A.: We Agnostics: It's Logical
"Logic is great stuff. We liked it. We still like it."
"...we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn't."
"Yes, we had been faithful, abjectly faithful to the God of Reason."
Alcoholics Anonymous
We Agnostics
Page 53
I can remember when I was younger and contemplating life, I applied my best logic to understand from where 'it' all came. Either because of or in spite of the fact that I could not prove any hypothesis by this method, I concluded that "God is."
However, I understand that some, perhaps many, have difficulty accepting something that cannot be scientifically proven. And yet, these same people place faith in laws that are based solely on observation. So, it is not an issue of having faith, but merely in what our faith is placed.
Digging deeper, I found that it was really a perceived need for control. Control over my environment, my behavior, my attitudes, my drinking, etc. Ultimately, it came down to the question of how well living by self-control was working (and it wasn't). I had to turn the control over to a Power greater than myself. It was the only logical thing to do!
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"...we had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing. God either is, or He isn't."
"Yes, we had been faithful, abjectly faithful to the God of Reason."
Alcoholics Anonymous
We Agnostics
Page 53
I can remember when I was younger and contemplating life, I applied my best logic to understand from where 'it' all came. Either because of or in spite of the fact that I could not prove any hypothesis by this method, I concluded that "God is."
However, I understand that some, perhaps many, have difficulty accepting something that cannot be scientifically proven. And yet, these same people place faith in laws that are based solely on observation. So, it is not an issue of having faith, but merely in what our faith is placed.
Digging deeper, I found that it was really a perceived need for control. Control over my environment, my behavior, my attitudes, my drinking, etc. Ultimately, it came down to the question of how well living by self-control was working (and it wasn't). I had to turn the control over to a Power greater than myself. It was the only logical thing to do!
Get the latest edition of:
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Services
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# posted by Bill B. @ 9:17 PM 
