lofitoasti t1_je1kvh3 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:17 PM Reply to comment by aeolith 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 So tired of ancient folklores copying our stories smh. Permalink Parent 2
lofitoasti t1_je1kvh3 wrote
Reply to comment by aeolith 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
So tired of ancient folklores copying our stories smh.