A question for artists - how do you react when someone says that you have “god given talent”?

A question for artists - how do you react when someone says that you have “god given talent”?
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I was about to compliment the first dog but then you wouldn’t like that :P I don’t have the same problem, but I have “imposter syndrome”. I often think I don’t deserve the praise and I just trick people into thinking the artwork is great. I’ve seen better artworks than what I produce and I don’t believe I’m that good. Maybe you are encountering the Dunning-Kruger Effect, thinking everyone can do the same thing you can? Drawing, like many other things, actually take a little of aptitude.
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