One of my favorite quotes that Neale Donald Walsch channeled from God is:

“Do not waste the precious moments of this, your present reality, seeking to unveil all of life’s secrets. Those secrets are a secret for a reason. Grant your God the benefit of the doubt.” I usually use that quote to discuss my philosophy of science but while recognizing that you are trying to apply logic to your question, I thought it would be fun to drop it here. Also, it does apply to your point 2.

You might find this essay of mine from a few years ago to be an interesting and related read: https://medium.com/illumination/why-is-it-so-easy-for-people-to-believe-the-most-obvious-lies-yet-require-proof-of-god-339a2a07cc4f

PS: As I see your interests are science, religion, and philosophy, you might enjoy my https://marcus17043.medium.com/menage-A-trois-between-science-spirituality-and-philosophy-a634f5446364

which proposes each as interdependent branches in the exploration of reality