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Not to put too fine a point on it, but if you accept Elsie's position, then he lied like Osama bin Laden's prayer rug.

If he "spoke" the world into existence, then he "spoke" an infinite number of lies indicating the vast age of the universe and the earth.

If your mom hands you a pie and says she just made it, but you don't believe her because it tastes too good, does that make her a liar? Certainly not. If you decide the evidence is pointed against your mom and believe her to be a liar, that says something about you. That is the whole point with God and creation. He is showing something about you in this as much as about Himself. Creation is awesome which tells us a ton of things about God. You don't believe him which tells us a lot about you.

I absolutely agree with you that the majesty of creation says volumes about God. The Universe is the living, breathing testament to the actions and mind of the Lord thy God. Close and detailed study of the Universe will bring us as close as mortals can to an understanding of said God.

On the other hand, the Bible is a demonstrably fallible book; written, re-written, organized by committee, translated, re-translated, re-organized, re-written, and re-organized again by the feeble hands of men.

If you want to place a higher value on the words of men than the work of God, that is your choice, but I call you a fool for doing so.