In Alcoholics Anonymous, the seasoned drunks or wannabe superior alcoholics attempt to indoctrinate the "newcomer" into their cult by "suggesting" (coercion) to believe they are powerless over their behaviour. After cleverly, and with acceptable public speaking skills, they also tell the newcomer that if they are to succeed with overcoming a problem with drugs (alcohol is a drug) they need a God or Higher Power to get sober. Self will or using ones brain to change a problematic behaviour is discouraged in AA. Thinking is known in AA as "intellectualizing", and using human thoughts will only lead to using your drug of choice, and trying to expose the AA cult is seen as blasphemy; they hide the Truth.
If the "group think" that is found in the many worldwide Alcoholics Anonymous meetings was used globally to solve social problems, and stop the suffering of millions of people, would their cult doctrine be a success? Are humans as "powerless" as AA suggests?
2006-11-10
06:55:01
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