Perhaps you are missing great gaping galaxies of complexity in the arena we normally call reality.
As my moderately wise and very brilliant Mormon dissertation chair asserted when I challenged him about the different versions of the supposedly never altered Book of Mormon . . .
he asserted:
LIFE IS SO COMPLEX, JUST ABOUT ANY COCKAMAYMEE EXPLANATION WILL DO.
While I disagree theologically--he's right about the complexity.
Most of the puzzle pieces in this vast area I hold very loosely and await to see what God confirms.
Some things I've gotten from a believable enough close relative and some other trusted sources and/or a diverse enough range of sources that I hold some things more probable or even as tentative fact.
Besides, a fair amount seems to fit some Biblical assertions closely enough--especially regarding end times. One of New Mexico's Senators did a serious study of the cattle mutilations. Then tried to hush up the whole effort when he got too close to powers that be. I have a source I can begin to probe now for some details of that but I have to take it slow and easy. He's not a direct source and I don't want to get him into trouble. He's still well connected and active in the State in some serious ways though retired.
I realize deeply and from the beginning that I do NOT know for certain MOST of whatever in this vast subject area. But I also KNOW that the naysayers are worse off than I am.
And then there's the rigid, knee-jerk naysayers who don't seem to have a logical thought or bone in their body.
So it's YOU doin' the anal probing!!