I don't understand how God simply making his presence known to modern humans would turn us all into robots. Care to elaborate on this point?
Well, it would certainly deny our free will, at least to a point. If God were literally standing over us as the Divine Taskmaster, forcing us to obey, would that not be a loss of free will?
We more than likely do not have free will whether there is a god or not, so that is moot, but it is important to note that there is a big difference between "making your presence known" and being a "Divine Taskmaster[sic], forcing us to obey".
I don't know how you come up with the idea that we more than likely do not have free will, but ok.
Neuroscientific studies, mostly through fMRI have shown that our perception of making a choice is mostly artificial and that we make decisions well before we think we do, often whole seconds in advance. There is some interesting reading around this.
Some of us, of course, would argue that God makes his presence known in many ways, practically every day.
Have you ever watched the cycle of life from birth to maturity in a bird's nest? Or observed a caterpillar become a butterfly? You see, to those of us who believe that there is no way this all occurred by accident, these are examples of God's presence.
Right, we call you folks Creationists and wonder why you ignore all the evidence for evolution.
One could take it further. Ever have miracles happen to you personally? Ever live when you should not have? I know I have. Ever survive against all odds, when you know damned well you should have paid the piper?
I am extremely suspicious of your ability to discern when you "should have paid the piper". You likely have massive cognitive gaps between what happened and what was likely to happen. I mean, can you tell me what the actual odds of you living were? Is it more or less likely than say, winning the lottery? Because that happens extremely regularly and I am willing to wager that incidences likely to cause human fatality happen much more frquently, only increasing the odds that something unlikely happens. It would be a miracle if nothing unlikely ever happened, moreso than something unlikely happening.
These are signs that God is with us. Now, you are going to argue with me, and that is fine. Go ahead. Remember, the reason God does not make himself directly known to Jews today is because the prophecy departed from Israel after Malachi. As far as other nations and peoples, I neither know nor care whether he has made himself known to them or not.
What are the signs apart from what you have mentioned previously in this post?
But, whether he has or not, remember that Jews were chosen of God to be a Royal Priesthood set apart unto the nations. We are a priesthood people, chosen to bring monotheism to the world. So, even if other nations have had revelations from God, they have not been along the level that we have had.
Ooook. Other than thinking that is a pretty narcissistic and solipsistic comment, I am not sure what to make of it. You know that every religion claims to have the privileged relationship with their God, so in that respect you are as special as every other religious sect.
We are especially dedicated to being the intercessors between God and man. I encourage you all to read Zechariah chapter 8 for more references on this.
I hope that works out for you. If there is a God, I could care less if he chose you to intercede on my behalf.