Good topic, Iname!
Here is my 2 cents:
1) Look at the Pharisees. They knew everything there was to know about the laws of religion--and they followed them to a tee...but Jesus criticized them for not having the proper intentions and heart to go with their legalism.>>>>> Perhaps in the same way, NOW it is not about the science of the universe where humanity falls short. It is about our intentions, thoughts, and behaviors.....
Perhaps in the soul of the human animal, 1000 years IS like a day in that we are not really any different than our caveman ancestors were even though we are hundreds of thousands of years apart agewise (evolution) we are but a day removed from them in terms of common sense.
2) I don't believe that God is deceiving anyone. We are without excuse. We can point at the Bible and say that we don't trust the God portrayed therein, giving us our excuse.
God, on the other hand, could point to us and say that since we chose to reject the Bible, we are being judged on our understanding, behavior, and in regards to what we
do know.