They deliberately ignore the fact that the heavens existed of old and earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God;
By faith we understand that the universe was ordered by the word of God, so that what is visible came into being through the invisible.
Then God said: Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear. And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared.
For he founded it on the seas, established it over the rivers.
Then God said: Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other.
Who spread the earth upon the waters, for his mercy endures forever;
By the Lord’s word the heavens were made; by the breath of his mouth all their host.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God handed them over to their undiscerning mind to do what is improper.
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Of what use is money in the hands of fools when they have no heart to acquire wisdom?