[tedw]

I don’t need to be reminded it . The program itself is flawed.

From my book:

“However, my experience with both AA and NA is that the majority of people merely substitute their addiction to drugs or alcohol for an addiction to meetings, and the comforts and friendships they find there. This is not to say that I don’t believe there are rare individuals here and there who actually do wake up from the psychic sleep they live in, but not many. If you are one of the many individuals who has benefited to some extent from these programs, I hope you will realize that my criticism of the programs is well-meaning. And perhaps you will see through some of these programs’ institutionalized lies (i.e., you have a disease). It is the Truth that sets us free, not lies. “

[Lazamataz]

Okay. Well, now we are getting to root motivations. You may have a monetary motivation. You would like people to purchase your book. Further, we read in your texts here that you were involved 'to some extent' in AA.... meaning you were at many points on the fringes of AA.

I don't get to judge you. I have my suspicions about your motivation, your level of alcoholic addiction, your true level of involvement in the program. But I don't get to judge you.

But what I want everyone to take note of is this:

On my side, I say, "Find God the way that works for you. Just FIND GOD. Find sobriety the way that works for you. Just FIND SOBRIETY."

On Ted's side, he says "God is only available my way. The other way sucks. Sobriety is only avaiable my way. The other way sucks."

I will leave it to the reader to decide which is the more spiritual approach.

Good day, sir.