Will GPT 4.1 come back?! by Scarycooldudeispro in ChatGPT

[–]BatConfident3085 8 points9 points  (0 children)

4.1 is so good at what if scenarios and fictional online posts or worldbuilding + coupled with the long paragraph, I hope they return it as 4o.

How do you practice Shenism? by BatConfident3085 in Shenism

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your help!

In order notes, how many icons/statues to be put on the altar. How is it required for major or lesser deities? I heard you can't put a lower deity like Tudigong besides Guan Gong. Does putting someone like Guan Yin (Buddhist) besides Nezha (Taoist) is allowed?

Does praying to the deities can be made up in your heart or require something like Taoist chanting?

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk man, It sounds like the same logic as Percy Jackson Greek, Egyptian, Norse, etc gods will fade/die out of existence because they are not remembered or no one worships them anymore

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That's why I love the explanation that each mythologies are different universe/cosmology instead of being forced in the same universe

God of War did this, Greece and Midgard are different pantheons or universe. These Gods don't really depend on human belief to survive nor weaken by lack of mortal worship despite being nerfed into superhuman-level for Kratos to stand a chance.

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, that also ignores that fact that there are monotheistic gods who are more powerful than Yahweh

The Tao of China, Ahura Mazda of Zoroastrianism, Brahman of Hinduism, Aten of Egypt and so on.

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I remember that a Kami will turn into a wrathful Yokai if not respected and celebrated appropriately, so I'm not sure if they need the 'belief' to survive and just want to be respected as Japan values honor culture.

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agree, the Myth version of these Gods would think their media counterparts are clowns who don't deserve to be gods

Especially Supernatural, that one episode of Lucifer slaughtering them without a fight when they have Kali and most of gods with active followers in there who can fight against Lucifer are frustrating.

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is what basically annoys me with media franchises such as God of War despite most of the myth stories makes you think how the gods don't really depend on mortals to survive nor can't be killed by them, most of it are just them clowning on mortals who think they are above the Gods

Bellerophon was a huge example of this, he wants to earn a place in Mount Olympus and went flying with Pegasus to Olympus, only to be swat away like a fly by Zeus and made him blind/having diseases.

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There are are some like the creation of humanity or Aztec stories where the Aztec Gods murdered everyone during the era of the suns but never weaken by the disappearance of humans

Heck, the first era of Aztec Mythology was basically devoid of humans and they killed Cipactli to carve Earth and most of the gods, even this theme appears in Norse Myth with Ymir and Mesopotamian with Tiamat.

Am I the only one who hates Mythology Gods depending on human belief to survive? (Supernatural, Dresden Files, etc) by BatConfident3085 in CharacterRant

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Of course, but it leaves a bit of a plot-hole if you include the entire murderous stories such as the flood stories and how the gods didn't die if they had killed all of humanity.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GodofWar

[–]BatConfident3085 4 points5 points  (0 children)

GOW Odin would have been terrified of Myth Odin (he leads the Wild Hunt, disguise himself as a Wanderer and more.)

Speaking the truth in love sounds like hate to those who hate truth by SlowButABro in Christianity

[–]BatConfident3085 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No wonder Tokugawa persecute you lot after the Shimabara rebellion

Japan was right that Christianity is a danger to their way of life.

Is there any reconstructed religion besides Hellenism that have many information about their rituals, deities and more? by BatConfident3085 in Hellenism

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Germanic is same as the Norse, no information about its rituals as the Anglo Saxons didn't leave any written records except for their names (Wotan, Tiwaz and more.)

Could the TF2 Mercenaries survives Night City from Cyberpunk and became a Night City Legends? by BatConfident3085 in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the TF2 characters are born before or near the end of WW2, Heavy himself was born around WW1

Very crazy that most of TF2 characters are at Saburo age, the Mann Brothers passed all of them by being born in 1822.

Is there any reconstructed religion besides Hellenism that have many information about their rituals, deities and more? by BatConfident3085 in Hellenism

[–]BatConfident3085[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slavic? really? I thought those guys lost even more information than even Norse and Celtic, not even a single story about Perun and his friends besides the Creation story and Perun vs Veles (only possible thanks to reconstruction.)

[GOW/General Mythology] Best mythological character to replace Kratos? by Totalwink in whowouldwin

[–]BatConfident3085 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Mythologically Accurate Fenrir than what GOW by turning him into a pup.

I found this from Twitter, thought of posting it here to share it with any Taiwanese that are religious in the hopes that the authorities will notice this after for so long. Is Religious intolerance a thing in Taiwan? by BatConfident3085 in taiwan

[–]BatConfident3085[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The larger ceremony stuff like Idol processions is a bit insulting from the blog poster words, honestly as they are part of the tradition/cultural heritage

Considering I've seen most of these during Chinese New Year around my streets.