Reddit reviews Came to Believe

There's a book too called "Came to Believe" which pretty much says the same but gives more examples (75 in total) including how atheists deal with the whole higher power business. It was first published in 1973.

there's a kindle edition on amazon but it looks like if you want a paper copy you'll have to order it direct from AA world services

But both the books "Alcoholics Anonymous" and the 12 and 12 make it quite clear that it is down to the individual to find their own understanding of a higher power - all I had to do for step 3 was "quit playing God" and this is surely something that atheists, agnostic and religionist alike can do.

I don't believe in a "Czar of the heavens" any more than Bill W did when he wrote Chapter 4 "We Agnostics" and don't find it necessary to do so to admit that on my own I cannot keep away from the first drink.