I see no need for all this wittering on about mind or god pre-existing and hiding behind a fire-wall of uncertainty. This is just a way of retaining your traditional belief in mind or god as a fundamental constituent of the universe, which is just a left-over from primitive animism. For me mind is just the activity of brain. The physical constituents of the brain had to evolve first before mind and thought could be experienced. Supposing that disembodied intelligence can exist is pure fantasy.