Why don't you answer the "the latter"
I believe the scientific theory of evolution explains how human beings came to have their current form. I'm not going to explain the entire theory to you, but the very short version states that natural selection forces a change in the frequency of alleles within a population from one generation to the next. These changes give rise to all the biological diversity we see around us, including human beings.
That scientific theory does neither precludes the existence of of a creator god, nor does it lessen in the slightest the value of the human soul.
Now, can you tell me how *you* think human beings came to have their current form?