JumpyDelivery3079 t1_je16qfo wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:49 PM Reply to comment by sadorna1 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 Chinese case is very informal and relies solely on popular praise for a dead person. Plus you become a fully developed god. Permalink Parent 30
JumpyDelivery3079 t1_je16qfo wrote
Reply to comment by sadorna1 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 Chinese case is very informal and relies solely on popular praise for a dead person. Plus you become a fully developed god.