lamekatz t1_je2z568 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:59 AM Reply to comment by Garr_Incorporated in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys Hey hey people! Permalink Parent 3
lamekatz t1_je2z568 wrote
Reply to comment by Garr_Incorporated in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Hey hey people!