From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... agnostic.
BB p.28,
There Is A Solution
In the following chapter, there appears an
explanation of alcoholism, as we understand it, then a chapter addressed to the
agnostic.
2.
... agnostic, a
skeptic, or have any other ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
If you think you are an atheist, an agnostic, a skeptic, or have any other form of intellectual pride which
keeps you from accepting
what is in this book, I feel
sorry for you.
3.
... agnostic, and
our personal adventures before and ...
BB p.60,
How It Works
Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to
the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:
4.
... agnostic, atheist,
or former believer, we can ...
12&12 p.33,
Step Two
5.
... agnostic discovered
that our own group, or ...
12&12 p.107,
Step Twelve
For the time being, we who
were atheist or agnostic discovered that our own group, or A.A. as a whole, would suffice as a higher power.
6.
... agnostic or
atheist, make it emphatic that ...
BB p.93,
Working With Others
If the man be agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception
of God.
7.
... agnostic or
atheistic, tells us that it ...
12&12 p.62,
Step Five
Many an A.A., once agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it
was during this stage of Step Five that he first actually felt the presence of God.
8.
... agnostic or
even the militant atheist.
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
The roadblocks of indifference, fancied
self-sufficiency, prejudice, and defiance
often prove more solid and formidable for these people than any erected by the unconvinced agnostic or even the militant atheist.
9.
... agnostic, or
the atheist.
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
He cannot attain in even a
small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or
the atheist.
10.
... agnostic says
it can't be proved; and ...
12&12 p.28,
Step Two
Religion says the existence of God can be proved; the agnostic says it can't be proved; and
the atheist claims proof of the nonexistence of God.
11.
... agnostic such
an experience seems impossible, but ...
BB p.44,
We Agnostics
To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic such an experience seems impossible, but to
continue as he is means
disaster, especially
if he is an alcoholic of the hopeless variety.
12.
... agnostic temperament
have had these thoughts and ...
BB p.46,
We Agnostics
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