Did God Create the World?

At times, I read or hear about people who believe that we can trust the Bible in general, but relegate Genesis 1 and 2 (creation story) to the status of myths. I usually respond that the entire remainder of the Bible is littered with references to these first two chapters that would be meaningless - even refuted - without the story of God's creation of the earth. Here's one example:

Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, “I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, stretching out the heavens by Myself and spreading out the earth all alone[.]

Isaiah 44:24 (NASB)

The creation as described in the Bible may not make sense to the modern mind, but the Bible is clearly taking Genesis 1 and 2 as a fundamental assumption. Those who complain that "we're fighting over just two chapters" are ignoring that you cannot chop off those two chapters and still have an account with integrity. Creation is a Biblical concept you cannot get rid off - and neither should you.