Scripture does present the work in a symbolic manner, but they are not viewed that way. God had to create the physical world before He could create the Universe. This required that He establish the laws of physics (natural revelation) to govern what he would introduce. When He created light and separated the darkness from the light, before He was creating time as the marking of the periods of darkness and light were the first and most primitive means of measuring time (Genesis 1:3-4). He then created space which is presented by separating waters. Because He had not created waters how else is it to be taken if not symbolic in its presentation?
You may recall this exchange.
ealgeone: >>"And like how the creation days are viewed symbolically."<<
Eucharista: Please provide a citation because that is not Church teaching.
337 God himself created the visible world in all its richness, diversity and order. Scripture presents the work of the Creator symbolically as a succession of six days of divine "work",....
As you don't know your own catechism, in which you claim to be certified, which we've shown that you apparently don't know it, I have zero confidence in your explanation and your attempt to change the topic.
I don't bluff.
"This is my body...