Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-112.207.224.117-20160114023716/@comment-37.152.33.225-20160115111513

@Silberstich

You are both right and wrong. The Imperial Truth wasn't just invented to protect mankind from the knowledge of the Chaos Gods, it is also essentially true. The Emperor is not a god, and neither are the Chaos 'Gods', in short, just as the Emperor says, there are no gods. The Emperor is the most powerful Psyker to have ever lived and the Chaos 'Gods' are the most powerful entities to reside in the warp. The emperor's power makes him anathema to them.

When the Emperor does awaken or is reborn he would no doubt be horrified by the state of the Imperium. I think he would have no choice but to let the masses continue to worship him and rejoice in his return, it would be for the greater good. If he then somehow managed to discover/awaken some of his lyal sons and defeat chaos then he could maybe start to reintroduce the truth.