[His sanity hasn't gone off the rails yet. He can view this spectacle of ritualistic execution with some disdain, still harboring a rational mind; even if, yes, it is a little weird to find some solidarity on this matter with Reno.

But maybe they really don't have any context to draw from when Shinra was the powerhouse of their world -- when so-called politicking simply becomes the law, the norm. None of that appeals to Sephiroth. There's a reason why he was trained (born and bred) to be a SOLDIER, instead.]

I don't know if that line is easily differentiated.

[They come from a world with a Lifestream, and also grand creatures like Summons with enough power that they could pass as demi-gods of sorts. It's hard to say.]

I think it's real enough that it's easy for this community to put it all on a pedestal. Who's to say how much actual gods play into the equation.