thank you for your in-depth reply; it's interesting that you have been a flat earther from way before 2014 - how did you figure it out/ come across it?
of course i know there was a wealth of literature at the turn of the 20th century but still..

i hear you on the translations and interpretations of the bible - many of them are erroneous, and don't think for a second this wasn't done on purpose (like every other deception going.)

here's why i know God wanted the 66 books that are in the canon to form the bible: the book of the prophet isaiah contains 66 chapters, and every one corresponds with the corresponding book of the bible.

example: there are 39 books of the old testament. the 40th is the first of the new testament. isaiah 39 is about king hezekiah and the pre-babylon exile; chapter 40 is all about Jesus (verses 2-11 especially.)

read the last 2 chapters of isaiah and see if they don't correspond to revelation.

this is not by far the only amazing thing about this book (the fact it has over 100 references to the true nature of our fixed plane earth and attendant heavens is not inconsiderable of course,) but it's a small glimpse into the solid reasoning behind my faith in the original texts of scripture.

the question is will ask you about your faith is the same i ask most: what is the moral imperative? how do you gain immortality/ enlightenment/ nirvana/ godhood etc, and who decides?

peace.