The way I look at it is this: my understanding is that the universe is fundamentally Grace. And once you touch grace, truly experience it, and know it, it becomes obvious that if Jesus had not been born, the universe would have created someone like him anyway, since its nature is grace and it can only create from its nature.

So I would encourage you to pay less attention to who they say Jesus was and, instead, study his way of being, his ethic, and how he lifted people (individuals) out of their darkness.