striker_29
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- May 31, 2001
Originally posted by turbosam6
I don't buy the "higher power" thing.
I think you do, you just don't realize it. It sounds like you buy the "higher power" thing, just not the Jesus/God thing. The higer power can be big bird, or a pencil, as long as it is "your" higher power. It cannot be done alone.
So what if an atheist quits drinking or abusing drugs? Whats his or her "higher power"? Maybe some people think that god helped them, and thats cool, if it gives them the will they need, great. I don't care if you think big bird gives you the power to quit smoking, as long as it works for you. I don't think god gives you the will or the power to do anything
See above. Atheists and agnostics were considered before you brought this revelation to light.
Its simply a matter of what you truely want. Its like anything else, you wanted a fast TR, right? Did god do it for you? No. You learned, read, spent money, and tried to do it yourself. Because you wanted it. Its important to you. Isn't that also AA 101 striker29, you have to do it for you, not for anyone else?
No it's not "simply a matter of what you truly want." No matter how you feel that speed(i.e. a fast TR) is an addiction, it is not. A real addiction will cause you to have real withdrawals, seizures, and possibly die, if it is not fed. Once again, it is obvious you are really kind of lacking in your serious knowledge on this subject.
God does not make us have sex and get girls pregnant like your young neighbor, nor does he make us get addicted to drugs. These things he leaves up to us. Once again I am no bible thumper, just relaying the generally (and medically) accepted truths concerning addiction. You can argue with me, but I challenge you to argue with the entire medical proffesion.