16. Why Am I an Atheist and What Did That Fact Have to Do with My Recovery?
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Send us Fan Mail John Huey and Michael Tingley discuss a general (global) rather than a specific question about how atheism figures into recovery and how it does not. How does atheism figure into life in general and how did it support our world view when young and now that we have more perspective, how has that world view changed in terms of our recovery? A “philosophical” discussion with a practical purpose.
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