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Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursing a deific end.

“Whatever means they use are therefore justified because, by definition, they are a virtuous people pursing a deific end,” he said.

In any case, God as a natural being who is just a whole lot smarter and more powerful than us is not what most people conceive of as deific.

The West Ham striker has deific status in his home country and it would take much more than a late night to change that.

The arms-length approach to activist celebrity now seems like the best model for all varieties of fame, one where a prominent figure is respected but never treated as familial or deific.