See, God gives an account of Creation, and not once does He say that He set a sequence in motion. He and Adam, participated in it. In the bible, one constant theme is that man is to become a partner with God in Creation. Just another animal cannot be from the beginning, a partner with God
I don't believe in the literal translation of the Bible--not in the way you seem to. I don't wear my hair long and my head covered.
My worldview is somewhat Eastern--in that my day-to-day living philosophy is that I try to be accepting of what comes my way and not have to be in control of everything. I tend to judge every single event in my life as "good" or "bad." I am trying to see everything as part of a whole that I may not be able to see yet. Something may happen that I label "bad," but that later turns out to have consequences that appear to be "good." And so on. I am trying to let go of that constant judging process.