Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-27642965-20160423235930/@comment-28917471-20160428160318

195.204.237.81 wrote: ZiXIS wrote: Let's not forget that the Inquisition was made by the Emperor's order, so you can erase the "Kick the Inquisition's ass". Actually, the founding of the Inqusition is shrouded in mystery and there are several stories surrounding it's formation.

Don't forget that the Emperor's original plan was not only to exterminate all xenos, but all religions as well mainly beacause he thought that it would strenghten the Dark Gods of Chaos and also because he wanted everyone to have a free will. I do believe that the Horus Heresy novels are capable of showing how the Inquisition was born, but you are partly right about the mysterious formation.

We all know that he wanted to destroy all forms of religion and aliens. But he did not wanted to give mankind free will  (that would be the last thing ANY Emperor or King will give his subjects).

The Emperor wanted to convert mankind to the atheistic idea of the Imperial Truth, which promoted science, logic and reason. He believed that if mankind would follow thus path, the Chaos Gods would be destroyed and humanity would be smart enough to forge its own bright future (I guess that this is what you meant by "free will"). But yeah, everyone would have to be a follower of Imperial Truth (there is no much free will here).