I am aware that I've replied to this thread before, but I'd like to bring up something else. My friend brought up this video that he was watching and I thought it was so intriguing I needed to share it. It There isn't much evidence to back it up, nor is it entirely accurate, but it suggest something completely different and extraordinary out of our linear comfort zone (maybe you've already seen it, it is two years old):
The video seems to touch upon many things that we cannot precisely explain, including the rise and fall of Atlantis, Jesus, etc. It isn't completely on-topic but it sort of describes my religious standpoint.
Again, it may seem far-fetched and as far from reality as anything could be, but there are countless inexplicable phenomena in our universe so what's not to suggest it couldn't be true?