That's a valid point. The parent one is not. My beef is with atheists criticizing the irrationality of religion and then being as irrational as what they criticize.

From the perspective of an observer on the earth.

Light in a general, diffuse form started to penetrate the atmosphere at some point (this is the "creation" of light at 1:3). Then there was an expanse created to form a division between water below and those above. For an observer on earth, light would have only gradually penetrated the waters above as they formed into clouds. Eventually, the sun and moon and stars, and their motions, would become visible (1:14-18)

What is the water above? A thick cloud? I see, so the clouds dissipated and revealed the sun, moon, day and night with it. Is that correct?

That ruins it...otherwise this "let there be light" can be used to say it's the Big Bang.

>>"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, and it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

I was of the understanding that the opening statement covers the entire universe, and the rest of the explanation covers the formation of the earth from the perspective of someone on the earth. That will explain why the sun and moon only become visible later.

that's interesting and one I haven't thought about before.

I'm sorry if i came off wrong. You're right, I was probably missing the point. I meant no disrespect.