“They were just making things up based on their old oral traditions.”
Exactly. Which is all they knew.
“There’s nothing to be gained with creationism.”
Well, there is: IF the creationism goes back to the beginning of LIFE. Because, the purpose of Creationism, as a philosophy, is LIFE; and the concept that God created Man in His own image. What the composers of Genesis did not know — and could not have known — was just how far back that went. It was not their fault: They could only approach the matter from what they knew, and that was VERY limited.
Would you acceot historical records of Joseph Smith? If he got hidden info about Indians being lost Mews.. Well you can stop right there because that is stupid nonsense right? Why would you believe the many wirters of Genesis any more than him? Because it’s more accepted? That leads to flat earth type thinking.
Sorry spellchecker. Smith’s views on lost tribes of Israel. Which are also likely historical noise at their foundation.
Pseudoscience is not a good foundation for your world outlook