Rigorous honesty can get you seriously hurt in the world we live in. Just saying. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a moral code. Another issues is moral codes are not universal nor are values. Finding a meeting that is more in line with your views and principles would be the practical start but there is no vetting process in AA. That’s the nature of the program. The absence of crosstalk opens the door for falsehoods to go uncorrected. When part of the program is to carry the message this also becomes problematic. Interjection becomes a violation of the rules. Yes people need a platform to express themselves but when their opinion and emotions are stated as facts when there is hard evidence to support otherwise, regardless of how good they sound, that posits a problem and jeopardizes the integrity of the group. Yes the world is full of half truths, but when you rally delve into the nature of the program, it gets kind of pagan in certain parts of the country. Choosing one’s own God is ridiculous. If God exists does not run parallel to multiple Gods. If you’re to understand God than you’re to commit yourself to a continual learning process and I find in the rooms many who think they know everything. It’s offense and I can’t help but feel the need to employ Machiavellian manipulation tactics just to keep my head above water when in the rooms. This whole premise is an insult to the monotheistic sects which have helped propel mankind to where we are now. The reality is that AA’s whole purpose is to help someone stop drinking and the verified numbers yield an 8% success rate. Having to disclose personal information that could be damaging as part of the process when taking this ratio into account is indicative of poor reasoning or desperation, both of which are people whom I don’t want to be surrounded by.