Well, I’m guess I’m not in the “almost everyone” crowd. Valerie's interpretation of Genesis 1 - #4 by thoughtful
In my interpretation it describes a divine action at the beginning of Day 1, which is the creation of the universe, which subsisted of waters. Days are evening and morning. The first part of the day was evening. When light created it was morning. Problem solved.
Do you consider any of these options to be literal for both Genesis 1 and the beginning of Genesis 2? Because that’s what I was responding to. I don’t see them as literal.
- By realizing that there is activity before Day 1 (Gen 1:1-2)
- by interpreting “day” as other than 24-hour duration,
- seeing the finishing of creation as not excluding creatio continua.