Others attributed claims of divinity to him for reasons ranging from it being better PR to the natural growth of myths and legends we see even in modern times about modern figures (Remember George Washington and the cherry tree story? Or how Christian missionaries incorporated local pagan beliefs into their doctrine when converting locals?)
He was a great philosopher and truly believed in his own divinity - but then a great many men believed some true things and some false. (Newton, for instance, believed in alchemy, but was still a great scientist.)
He started believing his own PR.
He was a great thinker given to occasional bouts of delusions of grandeur.
The fact is it is possible for someone to be right about some things, wrong about others. And it's possible for others to embellish your life story to make it a better sell.
Well, I can see where Newton was still a good scientist, even if he was wrong on alchemy. Believing in alchemy, however, is a whole lot different that claiming to be God. One can be a good scientist, and be wrong on a few ideas, but I do not see how one can be called a good man, if he claims to be God, and is knowingly lying about it. Now, why didn't you just say all that in your first post? It would have made things a little more interesting. BTW, there is a story about Jesus on the History Channel right now, so I am going to watch it, and see what they have to say about it.