Reply #98: You engaged in some very selective editting

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First you left out a big word that appears right before the 12 steps. These are the 12 SUGGESTED steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. They go on to say after the steps that this is a program of progress not perfection. Cults require you to do things. The only REQUIREMENT for joining AA is a desire to quit drinking. Also, you have to judge sucess in this endeavor comparitively. What is relevant is the sucess rate compared to the alternative treatments where AA has done pretty well over time. I don't dispute that the sucess rate is below half but so is the sucess rate of every program for which honest figures have been provided.