Obviously, Genesis and thereby the creation of this world, should not be taken to be believed in a literal sense, and it's unfair by those that are anti-Biblical to try to pin the credulous into doubting the creation story or to treat such as some sort of ancient myth. In fact, Genesis, though not literal, (for how is it that mankind could possibly conceive in its own mind the entire grandeur of God's omniscience?) is a fair and true representation of the symbolic creation of this world, of which God is the sole creator of such and we are the created offspring of God, provided with the means on this planet to be co-creators with God, of which thereby each of us has a sacred responsibility to be good stewards of this good earth.
That is to say, the very purpose of the creation of this world, was for those that were created by the hand of God, to voluntarily go forth, and thereby to participate as well as to appreciate that all that God had created was good; and for us therefore, to take that which was created, beginning with the garden of Eden, and to make of it, something of lasting value. It is well to remember, that everything that God so creates, is good, and that this earth was specifically made so that those that were created in God's image, would be able to demonstrate in action, their goodness upon this earth.
This earth represents an opportunity for those that were created by God and provided with the corresponding free will so gifted by God, to decide amongst each other, what they wish to do and to accomplish, to thereby prove upon this testing ground that they are the worthy children of their Creator God. That is not to say, that God forsakes us for any willful disobedience, but rather that all decisions so made that are not in keeping with fairness, justice, love, and goodness, serves to separate ourselves from that which is the epitome of those attributes, and thereby leaves us to reap what we have so foolishly sown.
Yet, God in His infinite wisdom, provides at all times, that straight and narrow pathway, that will bring us back into harmony of that which was created in the first place, for God wishes only for that which is best for us, of which, that which is best, is that which is good. Therefore, the creation story of this good earth is as relevant today as it was back then, for the principle and the purpose of such has not changed whatsoever. This earth represents and still represents mankind's opportunity to do right by that which is always right, and to utilize therefore our mind and spirit to bring into being to this world: harmony, love, and peace, through our conscious and unrelenting effort to do exactly that, by forgoing that which is selfish and wrong, and replacing such with that which trumps it, which is the desire in action to love God with all of our collective hearts, and to treat our fellow sojourners as if they are one and the same as we are, because, in essence, they are.