Man first unconsciously and involuntarily creates God in his own image, and after this God consciously and voluntarily creates man in his own image.

Ludwig Feuerbach The Essence of Christianity

This seems to consistent with two different aspects of modern human knowledge of ourselves. First were are inclined to believe for reasons we are just beginning to understand through our sciences. Then, as we explore the complexities of consciousness, we begin to see how we manifest the reality created between our ears.