indeed they are denying something which they cannot comprehend the reality not yet having dawned on them. likewise those before them rejected the truth. but see what was the end of the wrongdoers.
بل كذبوا بما لم يحيطوا بعلمه ولما يأتهم تأويله كذلك كذب الذين من قبلهم فانظر كيف كان عاقبة الظالمين