Rational choices are based on WHO makes the choices and WHO benefits from them. A choice may be rational IF you understand WHY it was chosen, what goal was accomplished.
Fairly certain they know where the original is, they just can't get to it, from what I've heard they tried, but failed. God has His own plans. Although, the stone tablets of the commandments, which were kept in there, may surface at a later date when the lawless one is exposed.
Yeah, probably has mastitis.
Or rather, they will be revealed when the lawless one enforces the mark of the beast.