metroidmariomega t1_je2m29k wrote on March 28, 2023 at 11:22 PM Reply to comment by montanagrizfan 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 This is a bit different. The religion OP is talking about acknowledges that it's gods are humans that were hyped up. Other religions hold that their gods are supernatural by their own nature. Permalink Parent 3
metroidmariomega t1_je2m29k wrote
Reply to comment by montanagrizfan 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
This is a bit different. The religion OP is talking about acknowledges that it's gods are humans that were hyped up. Other religions hold that their gods are supernatural by their own nature.