I remember reading about how the Bible was at one time ridiculed because it mentioned civilizations that no one knew about. Then archeologists found them. It turned out to be much more accurate than the skeptics gave it credit for. I also believe that it proves true for science. I think that because the Bible is Truth, that there is no conflict between what science discovers about the natural world and what the Bible teaches. If there is, then someone's interpretation is wrong and both science and Scripture need to be examined carefully to see where the error is, instead of blowing off the Bible as an inaccurate bunch of fairy tales. After all, how often is it that science changes it's theories when new data is found? Then it turns out that the Christians/religious people who were mocked and ridiculed for not believing science were right in the first place when they questioned the statements made by scientists. IOW, they were scorned for not believing something that was not true in the first place.
You're exactly right. "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, and in All That Is, Seen And Unseen." Just because I don't understand how He made Heaven and Earth doesn't mean He didn't do it.
The fools that think we are the crown of creation and so much greater than those in Biblical times make me sick, because they are so dangerous. We are not so much further advanced. Maybe we understand some things they thought was magic, but there's plenty more that we don't understand. That's what Mysticism is all about -- not magic, but what we don't understand, but take on Faith.
Technologically, is it significant that Mankind's knowledge base exploded when we learned to exploit oil for fuel? Would it not have happened sooner if we had stumbled on that sooner? And look at the mess it's gotten us into. Mankind surely is too immature to play with fire.