What must we who have suffered alcoholic torture believe?
that the body of an alcoholic is quite as abnormal as his mind.
What was written on the tombstone?
"Here lies a Hampshire Grenadier Who caught his death Drinking cold small beer. A good soldier is ne'er forgot Whether he dieth by musket or by Pot."
What does camaraderie mean?
Mutual trust and friendship
What did the man of thirty do?
Didn't drink again till he was 55 and then died an alcoholic death.
What do we lack?
Power
Describe Frothy emotional appeal
something with no substance. No depth or weight
Describe what an ominous warning is?
Something that might warn you of danger ahead.
What can we win over in a few hours to help an alcoholic? How can we do that?
the entire confidence. Being properly armed with the facts about ourselves.
What did Jim fail to do?
Enlarge his Spiritual life
What short question do we need to ask ourselves?
"Do I believe, or am I willing to believe that there is a power greater than myself?"
What does impunity mean?
Without consequence
True of false I just have to be willing to believe in a power greater than myself.
True
What classifies a hard drinker? What classifies a real alcoholic?
Hard drinker- sufficiently strong reason.
Alcoholic- loses all control of his liquor consumption once he starts drinking.
Who got drunk when there wasn't a cloud on the horizon?
Fred
What is a prosaic steel girder?
Mass of electrons whirling around.
How many classifications of alcoholics and What are the different types?
5- Psychopaths, Man who is unwilling to admit they can not take a drink, The one who believes after being free from alcohol for a period of time they can drink again, The manic-depressive type, The one that is normal in all respects other than when he's drinking.
On what page and paragraph does bill take his 3rd steps?
Page 13, second full paragraph.
What does consummation mean?
Completing something or reaching a goal
True or false. we believe that early in our drinking careers most of us could have stopped drinking.
True page 32
What are we crushed by?
Self imposed crisis
What does though perhaps he came to scoff, he may remain to pray mean?
Don't knock it till you try it. Keep praying even if you don't believe itll work.
Where do we find Utopia?
In the here and now.
What is the book suggested in the chapter to help discover God?
Varieties of religious Experience
Who is the Jaywalker?
foolish chap who walks out into traffic.
What is our idea of God obscured by?
by calamity, by pomp, by the worship of other things.