Taking it on Faith -Step 2

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Taking it on Faith -Step 2



We may not be completely filled with enthusiasm when we discover that we're expected to embrace a doctrine formulated by a group of people-none of them professionals-who don't offer us what we consider to be sufficient statistical research to justify their theories.

On the other hand, most of us do subscribe to the operating theory: "If something works, don't fix it."

AA, the grandaddy of all these self-help groups has proven without the shadow of a doubt that "it works" And in fact, when their Big Book was written, there were a number of nonalcoholic professionals who acted as coauthors and consultants, and who affirmed that when all their combined efforts and expertise had failed, then self-help group-founded by a stockbroker and a medical doctor-succeeded.

The story is told of an atheist explaining to his listeners why he didn't believe in God. "I was up in Alaska, flying my plane. Suddenly the motor failed, and I was forced to land on a desolate expanse of snow. I got down on my knees and asked God for help. Do you think He did anything to help me? Nothing. Absolutely nothing."

"Then how come," one of his listeners asked, "you're here today?"

"Oh," said the man, "a couple of hours later an Eskimo came along on a dogsled and brought me out.!"


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