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The philosophy behind The Twelve Steps

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Message 20 of 108 (399847)
05-08-2007 12:31 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Phat
05-07-2007 12:24 PM

I wanted to start a topic which discusses the philosophical validity of the well known 12 steps used in both secular and faith based recovery programs.
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You can get sentenced to AA, right? Like, for DUI's n'stuff.
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I'll assume you can.
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Anyone who participates in this thread please limit your comments to the philosophy behind each of the twelve steps in relation to recovery from a given addictive process.
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Okalie-dokalie.
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1.) We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
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I have a problem with this one already. Must you be powerless over alcohol to be an addict? Can't you be addicted to alcohol but not be powerless over it?
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05-08-2007 2:24 PM 		Reply to: Message 22 by crashfrog
05-08-2007 2:06 PM

You can get sentenced to AA, right? Like, for DUI's n'stuff.
Not constitutionally.
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Yeah, I think its just an option instead of jail or something...
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I'll have to ask my cousin
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