I think that James Montgomery Boice’s words from his commentary on Daniel are accurate in explaining why modern man embraces (and champions) the evolutionary origin of this world.
First, there is the philosophy of evolution, which is the dominant reference for most persons ‘ thinking and which extends to almost everything. Why is evolution so popular, and why are our educators so insistent that it and only it must be taught in our schools? There are different reasons for evolution’s popularity, of course. For one thing, according to evolutionary theory, everything is knowable since everything stands in a direct causal relationship to everything else and may be traced backward or forward through those relationships. This has obvious appeal. Second, reality has only one explanation: The fittest survive, whether a biological mutation, a government, or an ideal. Third—and I think this is the chief reason—evolution eliminates God, precisely what Nebuchadnezzar was trying to do in his own way. If all things can be explained as the natural outworking or development of previous causes, then God may be safely banished to an otherworldly kingdom or even be eliminated altogether, as many, even so-called theologians, have done. Evolution allows man to be the center of the universe. (Boice 2003: 16-17)
The theory of evolution whispers to us in the garden, “Take a bite. You will not surely die. When you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” And now that we have eaten, we know. We are God and there is no other.