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mattwilliamsuserid t1_je355d4 wrote

Reply to comment by graffiti81 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

Came here to cross-post to r/Malazan and ascendancy (of course, Malazan doesn't allow cross-posts)

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mattwilliamsuserid t1_itx9tws wrote

Reply to comment by kelldricked in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

I would have bought Apple stocks when they were around 1 Groat, and later would purchase a 100m boat with my 100 Groats and anchored off Mykonos for a few years until New Zealand was discovered.

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