Is this a contradiction or am I reading it wrong? Genesis 5:28

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As I said, my experience accounts in for my motivation to study the bible and is not a testimony to others. And like most here, I do not believe there is any firm connection between feelings and verasity. Feelings are good at motivating an inquiry but poor at producing conviction. An effective medicine can have more than one active ingredient. Similarly, my Christian faith can be both motivated by awe and intellecually satisfying. And, yes, I find the biblical texts intellectually satisfying and spiritually nourishing. Then again it baffles me why some athiests think Christian believers, like me, should be bothered by the fact that the bible isn't something it was never meant to be. The texts use the understanding of nature common to the ancient world to communicate theological messages to a pre-modern audience. Explain to me why that is is a problem?

For reference, I will once again post what you said to make it easier for people to read these comments:

many years back I had a visionary experience concerning the Scriptures...it's very difficult to put into words. For me the Scriptures felt alive somehow...like directly confronting the Otherness. And I think the supernatural context of the ancient Middle East lends to its depth and strangeness.

I have noticed the words “visionary experience” and “felt alive”.

As I said, my experience accounts in for my motivation to study the bible and is not a testimony to others.

That doesn’t matter. What matters is, how does the system work, how does the machine work?
All humans are machines. In this case, we need to understand you.
How did Neo-Scholastic end up as a christian?


You said that you do not believe that there is feelings and veracity.
Apparently, there was a video and audio and emotional experience you had. Did Jesus appear to you while you were awake?

I find the biblical texts intellectually satisfying and spiritually nourishing.

With respect to what? Are you looking for a meaning in your life? Are you wondering about the afterlife?