Seems to me that requires a rather malicious deity - one who tests people's faith in literal Biblical truth by intentionally deceiving them with contrary evidence.
“For the account in Genesis to be literally true, you would have to postulate a God who planted false evidence to deceive people into believing in an ancient Earth and Universe - everything from the light of distant stars to radioactive decay to fossils.
Seems to me that requires a rather malicious deity - one who tests people’s faith in literal Biblical truth by intentionally deceiving them with contrary evidence.”
Come on, man! Use your God-given brain. Instead of denying God (how CAN anyone intelligent do this when everything in creation indicates it “suffers from” design which indicates a Designer), why not use your finite mind and find reasons/theories why, Yes, the biblical account IS so?
Stop using “No God” as your beginning point and you’re on your way. Or are you simply an atheist (Geez isn’t that easy. All you have to do is stick your head in the sand when it comes to the question of where did it all come from?)