Hi Tim Dill, hope you are having a nice day
28-Jan-97 19:25:59, Tim Dill wrote to all
          Subject: What's Wrong with AA?
 TD> (DIATRIBE WARNING!)
i have read your message and all i can say is maybe there is hope ou there!
i have browsed through these echoes and never had the desire to write as
thought it wasn't apliccable to my search for starting over, don't have a
drink probelm nor drug just simply looking for fresh start in life after
dicorce but thought reading about other people's problems would be a start.
in this echoe so far i drew the conclusion that if i was ever in a position
of being and alcholic or drug addict i don't think the answer would be in
the obvious places one would think to look for help. and the best thing to do
is  TD> In the past few days I have come to the conclusion that AA is
cult-like.
would be just to help yourself and make the best of a bad life at least one
would be able to argue with one's own sub-concious.
maybe this doesn't come across very clear to you what i am trying to say
but at least your message has put some interest back into this echo.
 TD> One of the things cults do is destroy one's ability to think for 
 TD> yourself.
 TD> When is the last time someone in a meeting stood up and said, "I believe 
 TD> that
 TD> the ego deflation part of this program can be deadly!"
 TD> Well I am saying it. I'll be giving the reasons shortly.
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 TD> That sounds awfully close to mind control here if not thought control.
              this was put me off felt i was better with my faults
                 at least they would be my own!
 TD> For reference see "Variety of Religious Experiences" by William James
 TD> the chapter entitled "Religion of Healthy Mindedness" to see
 TD> where Bill Wilson stole the entire program from...
 TD> ... Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny. L. Long
 very interesting reading tim - thanks
 -=> Yours sincerely, Val Mason <=-
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