Why need robot monkeys when you have an all powerful God as your assistant?
Since we're already dealing with a divinely created flood, with God getting and disposing of vast volumes of water from and to, literally, God only knows where...
Why not just have more miraculous assistance from God, to construct and keep the ark intact and afloat, and to tend to the needs of the arks contents?
What problems can't be overcome by the practical application of miracles?
Think of the power of "the divine pooper-scooper".
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