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Dr_Emmett_Brown_4 t1_je1lugl wrote

Reply to comment by barefeet69 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

Are these the words of a 12 year old?

I qualified my research.

But you are just here slinging whatever based on nothing.

So I have no interest in hearing about it.

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mario1138 t1_je1lqs0 wrote

Reply to comment by memeiel in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel

yup, thats true for all metals I think. Interestingly, I just learned that metal alloys such as steel are not considered chemical compounds but homogeneous mixtures. Steel is a mixture of steel and carbon kind of like mixing chocolate and milk to form chocolate milk. There is no chemical compound formula for steel.

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barefeet69 t1_je1kuqs wrote

Reply to comment by Dr_Emmett_Brown_4 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 word is Shen, which more similar to a Saint in English.

False. Shen can mean deity or god. It's interchangeable. There's also no concept of a "one true God". That's a feature in Abrahamic religions. So you can't just squeeze it into a different context.

There's also Xian, which means immortal. Mostly in Taoist folklore where it is believed that some people achieved immortality by spiritual cultivation or other means. They're also part of the pantheon.

In the folklore, the pantheon operates more like a government where each deity/immortal has a duty or office they're in charge of.

>When you go to a temple, you are asking for that Shen to pray for you. On your behalf. Because that religion you do not have access to God.

Not the case here. Whatever you're referring to appears to be some sort of Christian sect.

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mario1138 t1_je1kikh wrote

Reply to comment by aClearCrystal in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel

source is in German so I can't really respond to it. Are they cleaning and reusing the bottles or creating new bottles from the first generation of PET bottles? This is still usually downcycling unless they are adding new plastic to recycle the old plastic. The 2nd generation of bottles can't be recycled in the same way as the first generation. I believe you can only do this only a few generations at most without adding new plastic material.

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obliqueoubliette t1_je1juys wrote

Reply to comment by Kitselena 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

Theseus and Hercules were real people. They probably didn't go by those names, and definitely didn't fight off Minotaurs and Demons, but there are key historical events that definitely happened that are attributed to the demi-gods.

Whichever Mycenean King unified the five cities of Attica into Athens is Theseus. Whichever Mycenean King of this unified Athens reversed the Minoan hegemony (from paying tribute to Crete to receiving tribute from Crete) is also Theseus. They might even be the same guy.

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tetoffens t1_je1j8le wrote

Reply to comment by geoger in TIL about the Forty Elephants or Forty Thieves, an all women crime syndicate in London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that specialized in shoplifting and pretending to be maids and robbing the wealthy families who hired them. by Professor_Hillbilly

There's a Disney+ series with Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham in production from Steven Knight which is supposed to involve them.

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Ok_Sir5926 t1_je1isih wrote

Reply to comment by semiomni 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

Your adamant opposition to their claim is just as evidence based as the claim itself.

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ftwtidder t1_je1ipdh wrote

Reply to TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened. by jdward01

S Truett Cathy started cooking chicken at his struggling restaurant after Delta Airlines rejected a shipment of boneless chicken and the supplier sold it to him for pennies.

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dishsoapandclorox t1_je1hwzt wrote

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

Sainthood is a process. You do need a lot of people to know your name and accomplishments to achieve beatification (recognition) but you need several miracles attributed to you in order to be canonized. This process is controlled by the Church. There are numerous small folk saints people pray to but aren’t recognized by the church. Some Mexicans might pray to Pancho Villa or Jesus Malvedre, some southern Americans might pray to Marie Laveau, some Brits might pray to Catherine of Aragon, some Latin American criminals might pray to the Santa Muerte but none of these are prayed to outside of certain regions, lack miracles, and aren’t recognized by the Church or the larger community. Btw La Santa Muerte isn’t even Catholic and those who do worship it are Satanists and cartel members.

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