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.