The Bible is the claim, not the evidence

[Ryantology]

Yes, that's exactly what I meant by "taking Him at His word." If God said He created it, then He was there when He did it.

When did God say to you that he created anything? And how do you know he's not lying?

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost (2 Peter 1:19-21). I'll add that I don't use some "magical perception" or experience or "voices in my head" as an interpretation of truth. Such things cannot ultimately be trusted as truth. This is why we have the word.

I don't rely on magic or experience or voices in my head. That would be crazy. I rely on a book which collects a bunch of borrowed myths, which I know is accurate because it says it is.