dhw: It is also proven (as far as anything CAN be proven) that the sun and Planet Earth existed in reality before conscious beings evolved. If they hadn’t been real, conscious beings could not have evolved.

DAVID: From my viewpoint. God existed with His consciousness.

dhw: Then let me change the example. Do you believe that the sun and Planet Earth may not have existed in reality before there was conscious life on Earth?

Same answer. As long as God's consciousness is present everything in the universe exists. When we come along we don't take over from Him.