Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Clandestine
Again, many Christians believe that if it weren't for the fall of Adam & Eve, this world would have remained perfect... and we'd have never felt suffering, pain, or death. In my opinion, it may just be God making the best of an already bad situation. Most of the suffering on this earth is caused by the acts of man, not God. Regardless, suffering still brings many people closer to God because it teaches us compassion for our fellow man.
Some stories, such as Noah's ark, may have been parables. At their time, they didn't have The Weather Channel or The History Channel, explaining why the Earth was once covered with water. The lifeforms, that existed through it, passed down the information in their genes. It developed as a memory, until language was created and personified everything.

That sounds good. Some religious scholars believe that many of the Old Testament stories are parables, and, that God was created through the creation of language.

If fish could talk...