Individual_Back_5344 t1_je2uxnc wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:27 AM Reply to 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 A good trope for any RPG worldbuilding brainstorm, I dare saying. Permalink 2
Individual_Back_5344 t1_je2uxnc wrote
Reply to 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
A good trope for any RPG worldbuilding brainstorm, I dare saying.