Fresh Problem with the Ark

Aren't we forgetting that God can do whatever he pleases? If he wants it to flood, it floods. But then, one must wonder why it was necessary for it to rain for 40 days when God could have twitched his nose like Samantha Stevens and produced a flood in about a nanosecond.But I guess I'm forgetting that he wanted to kill everybody because he was angry. By letting it rain for 40 days, he made the death slower and more painful. God seems to delight in inflicting pain, doesn't he? Just ask the Amalekites.Oh, wait, I forgot, God blotted out their memory, huh? But, gee, I sure seem to remember them from somewhere. Maybe God was just kidding. He's such a card.

I realize that, Abby, but the flood myth depends on God's "magic" at every turn. From the boarding of the animals (tens of thousands per second), to the storing of fresh water, to the separation of predator from prey, to the problem of food storage, to the quantity of water required to flood the planet to the point that the Himalayas are covered (not enough water exists in the solar system as I understand it) to the nonsense about the olive branch; well, I could go on and on but I'm sure you get the point. Every aspect of this silly fiction requires the magic of God in order for it to work. I think the question of why God would bother at all with such a ridiculous endeavor is thus quite pertinent.