Donuel, I consider all the various creation stories to be fascinating folklore. I don't think they are intended to explain how the universe came to be, although they might be considered to be speculations about how the universe came to be. I think they are valuable in describing how various peoples valued the world that surrounded them.

In the Hebrew Bible, I think the most important words in the Genesis creation story are, "And God saw that it was good." I think that means that the Hebrew people saw their world as good, and saw their world as a gift to be treasured and held sacred.

As for how the world came to be, I respect only scientific views. To understand the process of whatever, I would always choose the scientific view. Religious thinking explains various understandings of the value and meaning of things.

-Joe-