Also, if it couldnt be more obvious, Venus Venera is the morning star planet. So yes, Venus is literally the morning star, a name christians gave to lucifer or whatever.

A Planet also know as the evening star.

A Roman goddess of love and kitchen gardens.

And all manner of associated twaddle.

Humans are good at associating twaddle.

Which adds flavour to a mundane existence.

The flavour of kitchen garden herbage perhaps.

Thanks Venus, you star of dusk, twilight and vivid imagination.

And all manner of associated twaddle

Venus is real Goddess, but only few people on Earth know that. I am thankful that I am among those who know.

That doesn’t help with your appearance.

I would suggest that a lot of people are aware of ancient Roman mythology.

Such is the knowledge of ancient Roman mythology.

I'm a fan of Bacchus.

Venus was/is the goddess of love and the Romans named a Planet thus.

Lucifer of Roman folklore and Lucifer of Christian folklore are different concepts...But typically Christians repurposed pre-Christian concepts.

Just as you are repurposing various archaic twaddle and coming up with slightly different twaddle.

Retwaddling.

No, the Roman Empire did not fully embrace Christianity in the 3rd century; this was a gradual process that began with the Edict of Milan in 313 ADunder Emperor Constantine and culminated with Nicene Christianity becoming the official state religion in 380 AD with the Edict of Thessalonica. While Christianity grew significantly and Constantine began to support it in the late 3rd and early 4th centuries, the empire's full adoption of the religion and its subsequent exclusion of traditional Roman beliefs did not occur until after the 3rd century

No what?

I was only suggesting that Christians took pre-Christian ritual and celebration and repurposed it.

Specifically when and where and by whom was not particularly important to the comment.

But thanks for the history lesson.

Lucy just takes old ideas and repurposes them for his own whimsical take on things.

The Bible has always been passed down in its entirety.

The Bible has always been passed down in it's entirety.

So Debs, are you trying to tell me that the bible on your bookshelf is exactly the same as a few word of mouth folk tales that were uttered in a strange Middle Eastern language, several thousand years ago.

Or are you just saying that the bible on your bookshelf has no pages missing.

Hmmmm...

The latter would be highly likely, whereas the former would be highly improbable.

Actually, highly improbable is being way too generous...Highly ridiculous is perhaps more appropriate.

The Bible has been preserved in its original form.

Deuteronomy 4:2

² Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.

That verse cannot be used to justify sola scriptura.

Humans have made up a lot of things to justify why they die.

There isn't a single, simple justification for why we die, but rather a complex biological process of aging and the evolutionary advantage it provides. Our cells accumulate damage over time, telomeres shorten, proteins deteriorate, and the body's ability to repair itself declines, leading to organ failure and death. From an evolutionary standpoint, death allows for the replacement of older, less adaptable organisms with newer, more genetically diverse individuals, promoting the evolution and adaptation of species to changing environments. 

You know that I'm as old as Trump, right?

You write better than Trump.

The Bible has been preserved in it's original form.

So who wrote it and where is it.?

The Bible was written by 

many different human authors, scribes, and editors over many centuries, with the divine inspiration of God, across three continents and in three languages: Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. Authors include prophets like Moses and Jeremiah, sages like Solomon, historians like Luke, and apostles like Paul, Peter, and John. The Bible was not written by a single author or in a single location but is a diverse collection of books written in the ancient Near East and the classical world. 

The Vatican Apostolic Librarypossesses ancient manuscripts like the 4th-century Codex Vaticanus, a significant Greek Bible. Thousands of other early manuscripts are scattered globally in various libraries and institutions. The Vatican's collection is important but not exhaustive, and modern Catholic Bibles are based on these ancient textual traditions rather than a single "original" document. 

As I thought.

Well, as I knew.

Made up, largely by blokes, sometime afterwards.

The first printed English translation of the whole Bible was the Coverdale Bible in 1535, though the first complete English Catholic Bible was the Douay–Rheims Bible, with the New Testament published in 1582 and the Old Testament in 1609. The King James Version, also known as the Authorized Version, was published in 1611. 

There you go.

The statement is largely true, as 

most traditionally recognized authors of the Bible were men; however, there are some anonymous contributors whose gender isn't specified, and the concept of "authorship" itself is complex, as God is also considered the ultimate source of the scriptures. The books were written by many different men of various professions and social backgrounds over 1,500 years, guided by the Holy Spirit. 

Guided by the holy spirit.

Fanciful fluff Debs.

Why didn't Mr Omni just write a book.

Why doesn't Mr Omni just get himself on a social media platform and say something.

Why 1500 years of hand me down tales jotted down by blokes and perhaps the odd woman or two.

There is nothing remotely sensible about the biblical concept.

The Bible has withstood the test of time.

Like I suggested previously, and moths aside, a thick wadge of paper with a robust cover will sit on a dry bookshelf for centuries.

It's impossible to know the exact number, but estimates suggest 

between 5 and 7 billion copies of the Bible are in circulation globally, with some sources placing it at over 6 billion. This makes it the best-selling book of all time. 

So where do they circulate.

Are the what is known as space debris?

Well, when you're no longer allowed to torture and kill non believers, you have to find a way to spread the word.

It says in my post between 5 and 7 billion copies of the Bible are in circulation globally.

And I asked, where do they circulate?

As I haven't seen them circulating.