Hominids preceded man, and hominids developed through evolutionary processes.
God is a spirit, as Jesus Christ says.
God made man in His image.
I believe God may have chosen that particular line of hominids to be transformed. It is a "spirit" that God incorporated into a hominid. A spirit, a Holy Spirit, that gave the new man an awareness of God and an ability to communicate with God through that Holy Spirit.
That knowledge of God is unique to man. No other creature has "evolved" such a capability, which speaks against it being an evolutionary development.
Such a belief in God is clearly the propulsive, motivating factor behind mans cultural, artistic, sociological, and technological development. It is that belief that has propelled man beyond simply being an animal.
The vast majority of the great feats of intellect and creativity were motivated by faith and belief in God.
We did not evolve a belief in God. Such belief was given to us by God so that we may begin the process of knowing Him, and worshipping Him.
Our belief in God appears to have begun at the same time as Biblical scholars believe man was created, approximately 10,000 years ago.
God IS Spirit - not "a" spirit. Big difference.
I think - contextually, it is more correctly translated, "Adam" (a particular individual) rather than "man".
That's a hoot. Your certainty inspires awe, but not faith.
God created Adam and Eve through His Word. Deal with it.