Escalotes t1_je12kji wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:24 PM Reply to comment by 110397 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 The Emperor of Mankind Permalink Parent 9
Escalotes t1_je12kji wrote
Reply to comment by 110397 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
The Emperor of Mankind