Scripture is too vague concerning the creation to form hard opinions. The bible is not a science book. The user guide for my leafblower is longer and more detailed that the biblical creation account.
In a manner suitable for a primitive people to understand, God took credit for having created everything. Exactly God created all things he didn't tell because there aren't enough trees on the planet to produce the paper on which to write such design specification. Again, the bible isn't a science book.
Without understanding how he did it; classical evolution or intelligent design, we can give all credit to God. Once we begin speculating as to how God might have gone about his creation, any engineer/architect would tell you, the greater feat of design would have been to create all laws of the universe from which everything followed at the moment of creation ie "big bang"... the instant something emerged from nothing.
Also valid for speculation is that God periodically intervened to guide his creation in the form of intelligent design. This need not diminish the greatness of his creation. Perhaps he had to intervene because some other being kept interfering with his creation. Who knows? We can only speculate because the bible doesn't say.
“In a manner suitable for a primitive people to understand, God took credit for having created everything.”
That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard... well, this morning anyway (don’t feel bad; I haven’t heard much yet).
I’m not sure if you meant to frame it this way, but “God took credit” suggests that He was misleading or lying about His role in creation just to make it easy on the cavemen. Lying or misleading goes completely against the nature of God.
Your personal feelings on whether a person can “form hard opinions” “concerning creation” are irrelevant. I don’t thing anyone is arguing here (at least not me) whether the Bible is a science book. This is an argument brought up time and again by the DU’ers here on FR to try and prove the Bible is not valid. Not the first time I’ve heard it.
I don’t believe you or I are smart enough to determine the motives of God in a particular scriptural statement. “In the beginning GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH.” Adam would not have argued with this statement, and I think this brings up the question, “Who’s the primitive one here?”
By the way... that’s one fancy leaf-blower you got there.