Historical_Judge_426 t1_je0yowl wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:59 PM Reply to comment by Fast_Moon 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 OP's statement is true. Permalink Parent 8
Historical_Judge_426 t1_je0yowl wrote
Reply to comment by Fast_Moon 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
OP's statement is true.