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AGNOSTIC   occurs   11 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... agnostic.    BB p.28,  There Is A Solution   Go to page 28 in the Big Book
In the following chapter, there appears an explanation of alcoholism, as we understand it, then a chapter addressed to the agnostic.


2.
... agnostic, and our personal adventures before and ...    BB p.60,  How It Works   Go to page 60 in the Big Book
Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three pertinent ideas:

3.
... agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can ...    12&12 p.33,  Step Two
Whether agnostic, atheist, or former believer, we can stand together on this Step.

4.
... agnostic discovered that our own group, or ...    12&12 p.107,  Step Twelve
For the time being, we who were atheist or agnostic discovered that our own group, or A.A. as a whole, would suffice as a higher power.


5.
... agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that ...    BB p.93,  Working With Others   Go to page 93 in the Big Book
If the man be agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception of God.

6.
... agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it ...    12&12 p.62,  Step Five
Many an A.A., once agnostic or atheistic, tells us that it was during this stage of Step Five that he first actually felt the presence of God.

7.
... agnostic or even the militant atheist.    12&12 p.28,  Step Two
The roadblocks of indifference, fancied self-sufficiency, prejudice, and defiance often prove more solid and formidable for these people than any erected by the unconvinced agnostic or even the militant atheist.

8.
... agnostic, or the atheist.    12&12 p.28,  Step Two
He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist.

9.
... agnostic says it can't be proved; and ...    12&12 p.28,  Step Two
Religion says the existence of God can be proved; the agnostic says it can't be proved; and the atheist claims proof of the nonexistence of God.


10.
... agnostic such an experience seems impossible, but ...    BB p.44,  We Agnostics   Go to page 44 in the Big Book
To one who feels he is an atheist or agnostic such an experience seems impossible, but to continue as he is means disaster, especially if he is an alcoholic of the hopeless variety.


11.
... agnostic temperament have had these thoughts and ...    BB p.46,  We Agnostics   Go to page 46 in the Big Book
Yes, we of agnostic temperament have had these thoughts and experiences.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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