As a child (not raised within a church but surrounded by friends who were), I was always struck by the phrase thou shalt not covet in the last two Old Testament commandments.
This doesn’t affect the rest of the essay, but (internal) coveting leads to (internal) unhappiness, and that seems like something a god might want to avoid.
This doesn’t affect the rest of the essay, but (internal) coveting leads to (internal) unhappiness, and that seems like something a god might want to avoid.