Khysamgathys OP t1_je4sdu3 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:39 PM

Reply to comment by KypDurron 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

They de facto are no matter how much Catholics say they aren't.

I should know I am an ex-Catholic.

Khysamgathys OP t1_je0g8jv wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:01 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

Unsurprising tbh, Japanese and Chinese folk religion share a lot of similarities, except Shinto got centralized.

Khysamgathys OP t1_je0g204 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Reply to comment by pezx 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 Catholic Church's beatification and canonization is pretty official and handled/monopolize by the church. Also you just become this demigod thing.

The Chinese case is very informal and just relies on sheer popular acclaim for a dead person. Plus you become a fullblown god.

Khysamgathys t1_j8qc0ag wrote on February 16, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Reply to TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92

STAY 'NOIDED

Khysamgathys OP t1_j6njbwj wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Reply to comment by InfamousBLT in TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys

Youre projecting m8 i did not imply this at all.

Khysamgathys OP t1_j6mtjay wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:23 PM

Reply to comment by Anti-theist999 in TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys

t. Big-Ears.