Designer-Arugula-419 t1_je02bdw wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:24 PM Reply to comment by AudibleNod 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 Modern people do it with fame. It essentially leads to godhood. Look at what rock stars have gotten away with. Permalink Parent 49
Designer-Arugula-419 t1_je02bdw wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod 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
Modern people do it with fame. It essentially leads to godhood. Look at what rock stars have gotten away with.