I don't think the divine counts as a species. You sound like you are opposed to "magical thinking" ie. if someone really walked on water it didn't just "magically happen" rather the molecules of the water were made solid using some unknown method (even if it basically did).

Outside of time. Describe that as you may. If you want to reference something you have to factor in all of the claims for it to have merit not just the ones you deem relevant.