I&#x27;m a (protestant, FWIW) Christian and I also believe evolution. This has taken some wrestling over the years.<p>My current understanding is that the creation myths in Genesis are non-literal stories, intended to be taken in ancient Mesopotamian context, primarily describing that the cosmos is God&#x27;s temple. (see  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Genesis_creation_narrative#Mesopotamian_influence" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Genesis_creation_narrative#Mes...</a> )<p>My main problem at this point is that a central theme in the Bible as a whole is that death was caused by original sin, and wasn&#x27;t originally part of God&#x27;s creative plan. Obviously by the time mankind had evolved and sinned, death must have occurred, so I&#x27;m struggling to reconcile this one.<p>How do other Christians resolve this discrepancy?