• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Status
Not open for further replies.
Sort by date Sort by votes

grasping the after wind

That's grasping after the wind
Jan 18, 2010
19,458
6,355
Clarence Center NY USA
✟245,147.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Lutheran
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Others
durangodawood said:
So if alcoholism isnt a medical condition, then what do you think it is? A character flaw?
Click to expand...

Did I say it wasn't a medical condition? It is an addiction. That is a medical condition but just as high blood pressure is not equivalent to leukemia, addiction is not equivalent to either. One is not addicted to leukemia or high blood pressure so the medicines one might take to treat the symptoms of those maladies are not the same thing as being addicted to those substances unless the medicines become addictive. If one is addicted to a substance, then if one must take another substance to avoid taking the first substance one remains addicted and is now using the second substance as a substitute for the first. Unless the use of the second substance is temporary and stopping the use of that second substance does not result in the continued use of the first substance.
 
Upvote 0

Nithavela

you're in charge you can do it just get louis
Apr 14, 2007
30,732
22,389
Comb. Pizza Hut and Taco Bell/Jamaica Avenue.
✟592,582.00
Country
Germany
Faith
Other Religion
Marital Status
Single
I am asking to close this thread because its been dead for months and I dont feel like going back to it.

If you see debate as a war and the goal to be that you make the opposition stop talking first, congratulations, you won.
 
Upvote 0
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

Children’s hospitals nationally end transgender surgeries on minors amid Trump rules
Replies
3
Views
292
OBOB General Politics Forum
LizaMarie
Catholic therapists address preventing addiction, healing families
Replies
0
Views
133
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
Michie
3 Teachings From the Lord on Prayer In this week’s Sunday Gospel, the Lord gives a trio of prescriptions.
Replies
0
Views
175
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
Michie
As a Pillar of Iron
Replies
0
Views
256
Daily Devotionals
Christsfreeservant
The Christian who is furthest along the journey is one who has developed a ‘metanoia mentality’…
Replies
1
Views
217
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
RileyG
Menu
Log in
Register