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Stretch,
Point taken (by you), given (by me)...however, the word, empathize, being an intermediate verb and as used in my sentence is a predicate verb which is allowed to provide a link between the subject and the predicate of the sentence (even if the predicate is a verb that expresses a state of being), or if the predicate verb is conjoined with a prepositional phrase...empathy on the other hand, is a noun and requires a verb for linkage as used in your example.
In any event, I appreciate your input and can only hope that the author of the quote that was reproduced by Troutnut, to which I referenced in italics, can obtain a modicum of knowedge from this exchange.
Petri Heil,
Paul
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