I'll say less likely that jesus was the son of god, than Sauron actually existing at some point in history. I'll say, if jesus, the man existed, it's much more likely that he was a fraud than Sauron actually existing.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-