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mastaace t1_je22fo2 wrote
Reply to comment by Lost-Saint 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
You can think of it as becoming lucid in a dream (and gaining some control/agency), while knowing that the dream belongs to someone else.
BeowulfsGhost t1_je227q9 wrote
Reply to TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
I for one am relieved they finally found an anus…
Pay08 t1_je219h7 wrote
Reply to comment by Mobile_Appointment8 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
I know, but my point stands. He seems to only have power in Nordic myth. Also, it's Shezarr :P
Berloxx t1_je20sz6 wrote
Reply to comment by Suspicious_War2374 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
No u
u rude
lordtrickster t1_je20bzm 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
Perhaps. I don't really see a difference between this and the Greeks, or even the Catholics and their saints. People decide a person is extra awesome and designate them as such.
FinancialYou4519 t1_je20b8p wrote
Reply to comment by wedontlikespaces in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
The ones that piss all over the toilet at public establishments? The ones who press on the emergency brake on escalators?
Sharp_Pride7092 t1_je1zyhm wrote
Reply to comment by Prestigious_Cheek_52 in TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
Way ahead of his time this year too.
Hundlordfart t1_je1zv0d wrote
Reply to comment by benefit_of_mrkite in TIL that eating food containing poppy seeds really can cause you to fail a drug test for opiates by Lupercali
Poor Elaine, metabolism of an elderly woman, also menopausal
Sharp_Pride7092 t1_je1zrv0 wrote
Reply to comment by newworkaccount in TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
Not American, knew that + feel he was an equal to Carter. Intellectually, also. Just too many personal paranoiac tendencies.
semiomni t1_je1zp2r wrote
Reply to comment by lordtrickster 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
Yeah yeah I get it, if you stretch your imagination enough you can't ever be wrong.
But gosh maybe this post about a Confucian/Taoist practice does not really say anything at all about Greek practices.
[deleted] t1_je1ziny wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in 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
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Nappy2fly t1_je1zcmd wrote
spisHjerner t1_je1z51k wrote
Reply to comment by drfunk4848 in 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
Nobody called you anything other than "troll." I can see you like the attention though so I'll stop engaging, troll.
Sharp_Pride7092 t1_je1z2n0 wrote
Reply to comment by EdwardOfGreene in TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
One of the two most intelligent Prez. you guys have had. Nixon similar apparently.
lordtrickster t1_je1yset 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
Given that basically all fiction is a mix of the experiences of the author and older fiction, both embellished, yeah, pretty much. Science fiction adds on embellished scientific theories.
Sure, there's imagination at play, but that's generally sourced from centuries of embellishments.
The 13th Warrior (movie) is a decent random example of where these sorts of things can come from. The grendel were dudes in bear hides and the firewyrm was just a column of riders with torches snaking in from the distance. As long as they kept winning, the truth would never get out.
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Mobely t1_je1yqju wrote
Reply to comment by Archberdmans in 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
What's more impressive is that KFC did it first.
https://stellaculinary.com/cooking-videos/food-science-101/fs-005-science-behind-pressure-frying
[deleted] t1_je1yjeq wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in 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
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WSBNon-Believer t1_je1y0r7 wrote
Reply to comment by loztriforce in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
Immigration baby
BillTowne t1_je1xmnm wrote
Reply to TIL the majority of ancient Greeks and Romans that were literate read out loud. Reasons for this include a lack of space between letters and no formalized system of punctuation that helped with pauses in reading. by Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse
I believe Irish monks came up with the idea of spaces between the letters in the manuscripts they were copying.
Mobile_Appointment8 t1_je1xhmb wrote
Reply to comment by Pay08 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
Lorkhan is just the Eleven representation of the god. In Nedic/Imperial/Cyrodillic mythology he is known as Shezzar
Cheetahs_never_win t1_je1x6b6 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
Since then, the fryers have only improved, since fast food burgers don't cook chicken very quickly.
But yeah, fuck Chick-fil-A.
Pay08 t1_je1wwjx wrote
Reply to comment by Mobile_Appointment8 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
Does Lorkhan even have a sphere/identity? He is the god of the dead in Nordic mythology, but Tiber Septim probably believed in Cyrodilic mythology. Also, him becoming Lorkhan would be very "symmetrical" seeing as Lorkhan is the 9th divine.
drfunk4848 t1_je1wdky wrote
Reply to comment by adamcoe in 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
I love how everybody gets so frustrated and has to resort to personal attacks whenever you ask for proof of anything that they say.
They call you every name in the book, and do everything except provide proof of what they say is correct.
BeowulfsGhost t1_je22kfb wrote
Reply to comment by Nappy2fly in TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
Not the mites, they found an anus but it ain’t connected to the gut!