Quick answer for you, Shimrod: you shouldn't "believe" any ancient creation story.

But I don't think you should dismiss them, either. There's too much that can be learned from them. The absolutists will tell you either that they should be believed completely as absolute truth, or they should be dismissed completely as absolute falsehood.

My response to both sides is, "Not so fast, buddy."

But what is the value of these ancient sacred writings? It seems to me that modern "enlightened" people are quick to dismiss and ridicule the myths of their own culture, while sometimes holding the myths of foreign cultures in esteem? What is it that determines what is "good myth" and "bad myth"? Personally, I tend to think it's all mostly good, and worthy of consideration.

-Joe-