I dropped that rather than accept a 6 day creation.
I was taught in a church in the 70's that evolution and Genesis didn't contradict one another. That same church has reversed itself, and I've left it.
Sounds like you and I were on the same road, you took a left turn and I took a right turn.
What I discovered is that what Genesis calls a DAY is NOT talking about a 24 hour day. I also found that there is nothing in the Bible that indicates this earth is a young planet. Rather the exact opposite. So one has to watch who does the translating.