tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026171904413475346.post8000972373419849158..comments2024-02-06T17:22:39.512-08:00Comments on Bobby Jameson: (part 166) CHURCH OF SADNESSBobby Jamesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01527521612297449370noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026171904413475346.post-25051265713223694512009-06-09T22:33:04.525-07:002009-06-09T22:33:04.525-07:00Paul Tillich, the existential Christian theologian...Paul Tillich, the existential Christian theologian said, "the object of theology is what concerns us ultimately." As you so succinctly suggest, an addiction can take the place of religion—it can become that "ultimate concern": the user maintains faith in the addiction as a solution to or an escape from the problems of this life. <br /><br />The problem with Step 2 is two-fold: if you see your "problem" as the "spiritual power" that will restore you, you create a perpetual cycle of failure—a faith in the thing that brings failure; on the other hand, if you cannot bring yourself to accept a "spiritual power," you are defeated before you start.<br /><br />The fact that AA has apparently worked for so many attests to the power of that "spiritual" solution, assuming that the other steps cannot be achieved without it.Tim McMullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840770464754311701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6026171904413475346.post-19862122004058738812009-06-09T09:11:17.943-07:002009-06-09T09:11:17.943-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.paulanoreply@blogger.com