Then why do you even bother with religion, since at it's core, the tenet that man is unique amongst all other living things would be meaningless from your perspective.
No offense, but you either need to choose, or reconcile. Otherwise your position is simply absurd.
I accept the fact of a Divine Creation, since life cannot create itself from nothing.
Man is unique, but he is still evolving, being caught in an ever-changing environment, whether by his own actions or not. Those who do not adapt will not survive.
There is no need to choose one side or the other in this argument. The ultimate reconciliation is that both of God's creative mechanisms are in play, all the time.