[DannyTN]

"For the record, and in an effort to help you better understand where it is I (and other like me, perhaps) are coming from, Neither the God of Israel nor Vishnu has ever "told" me anything. "

I agree Vishnu has not. How can Vishnu when he doesn't exist?

I don't agree that God has never spoken to you. I believe in addition to implanting knowledge in your heart, He has spoken directly to you through the Holy Spirit, and indirectly through His written word recorded by His prophets and indirectly through his servants.

Oh, and about the "in denial" thing. I don't say that to insult atheists. It really is what I believe. Perhaps it would be more tactful of me not to say it that way. But that implanted knowledge is one of the things that will condemn you. The excuse that I didn't know, or there was no proof, is not going to fly on judgement day. That dog don't hunt.

[whattajoke]

How can Vishnu[talk to me] when he doesn't exist?
The excuse that I didn't know... is not going to fly on judgement day.

Wow. And I'm (according to Vox Dei's article we are discussing) am the arrogant one?! What of the nearly billion Asian sub continent denizens who have never heard of the Christian God? Sheesh, that's just not nice.

I don't agree that God has never spoken to you. I believe in addition to implanting knowledge in your heart, He has spoken directly to you through the Holy Spirit, and indirectly through His written word recorded by His prophets and indirectly through his servants.

So I'm just willfully ignorant or profoundly dumb? I'd go with the latter, since i've somehow failed to "come to know" an omnipotent, omnipresent, blatantly obvious deity that surrounds me with holy spirits and speaks to me at night. Such is my station in life, I suppose.

I don't believe in spirits, prophets, capitalizing the word, "his," knowledge being stored in blood pumping muscles, or deities of any sort. I applaud your efforts, but to borrow your phrase, "that dog don't hunt" with me, sorry.