Pretty sure 'god' is a noun. Just sayin'...

It ain't a verb. I have never godded some potato chips. And it ain't an adjective. Those chips were crunchy, not goddy.

On the rest, about nature and our own actions, I happily (goddily?) agree.

@AmyTheBruce It appears I refuse to capitalize an abstract noun … or consider the fictitious god concept a concrete noun. ...I knew it wasn’t the “person, place or thing” I’d been taught ..all those years ago

“Concrete nouns are people, places, or things that we can experience with our five senses. The abstract class of noun is the opposite. We can't experience these nouns with our senses. If a noun is abstract, it describes something you can't see, hear, touch, taste, or smell.”

@AmyTheBruce I don't know, ever since you said it, all I want to do is god an entire bag of goddy potato chips. I will probably want to godly dip them in some French onion dip, too.

I have a really hard time writing off the harm of religion, as "lack of empathy". While realizingthe people that lack empathy can do evil, I cannot agree that all people that lack empathy are evil. And I contend that it is the act, intended, or not, that is evil

@HankSherman First let me thank you for giving me an opportunity for clarifying my views on evil

Second let us agree that empathy is lack of consideration for other people, their troubles and pains

Third, I did not mean to imply that all people who lack empathy are bad people too. I recognise that there are many mental and physical conditions that prevent good people from being empathetic and we must treat these people differently.

My real view on evil is that it is a ‘dead end’ conclusion. It comes form the work done to establish the concept of the devil and lodge that in a fearful part of the Brain. All this in a corrective atmosphere and pressure to “seek the lord” .

But once you have called someone ‘evil’ ,where do you go from there? ( and I hope for a reply to that point). It is a man made but useless concept. We understand a lot more about empathy. It is not as if evil was an illness or mental condition.
Empathy on the other hand is about making contact with other people to see how you can help their troubles and pain . People who are labelled evil have had very little practice at connecting with other people.
If someone has committed a criminal act , this is why they need to be kept alive so that they can make up for lack of human contact with our help. This will prevent others people getting in the same position.

The harm that religion does can be summed up by saying it tries to establish a link with an invisible friend when everyone should be asking and getting benefits from real interactive people.

As always, I wish you well.

@Mcflewster I agree, labeling a person as evil, is usless. It's the "act" that I consider "evil". And I also agree, though I think you mis-stated what you meant to say,with your description of "lack of empathy" thanks for the reply.

@HankSherman You are my most important "Tester" [ hope you take that as a complement]

@Mcflewster

@HankSherman That is how I feel too . " To the devil with the devil!!!"

Would an enema help?

@Mcflewster I've had better offers.