Here's a radical theory...I don't BELIEVE this but its an idea nevertheless...maybe its ignorant but what they hey...nobody knows anyways...
Suppose us humans are just an experiment. The religions and their characters were purposely sent by the HIGHER ORDER to deceive us.
Why would the higher beings want to decieve us? I don't know...perhaps they had a certain trait they wanted to "keep" in the fold...In other words,
this world is what I'd call Testing Ground.
Maybe thats why so many details and historical documents are lacking on the different religious figures...There testing us to see if we'd just accept
things as fact and stop questioning OR would we admit we don't know anything yet and continue looking.
The GREAT SCIENTISTS wanted to see what our reactions would be. Would we use our minds or would we be duped.
Think about all the wars, seperation, and deaths religions have caused...Could they be just a device of some higher being in order to weed out some
people.
PS: Religious folks-don't get offended, its only an crazy idea and it goes against a lot of my own beliefs