If you trace things back, the ancient civilization of Sumer did most everything first. A lot of stories (flood, raising from the dead etc...) were actually stories from much earlier and can be found in their writings on clay tablets.
It appears their thinking spread widely and you can see parallels in the Greek and Roman pantheon with a god of the underworld, sea etc

And yes, those who believe strongly and literally in the Bible have issues with evolution. But facts will catch up and they will see "but yet it moves" ....as Gallilleo said as he was shut up by the powers of the day who defended their view that Earth was the center of the universe while Gallileo actually saw objects in motion in orbits around the Sun.

Me, I just wait for science to uncover more and more of the hard facts...while being able to believe there may be a divine creator in the background and we simply have the story wrong.

The fact I believe I am fallible (I start with the position that with regards to these matters I am wrong) leads me to respect people of all faiths (and no faith) ....as long as they practice the good in it.

I believe all that is good about religion and faith is about our search for God and attempts to lead just and moral lives, while everything bad is due to humanity's imperfections.

If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop