Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7232811-20130506192751/@comment-7232811-20130508202155

Be aware Thoris that it was faith that led to Chaos being what it is now. OK, I will admit it was the wrong sort of faith, & yes Silverman I am aware that religion is simply an organisation (of a sort) based around faith. & I suppose you're right. It's not the faith that's wrong. By itself, a type of faith like Christianity is just a load of teachings, & is perfectly harmless by itself. But the problem starts when you throw people into the equation. Granted they are what makes a faith a faith, but they might interpret the teachings wrongly, or abuse or pervert them for their own advantages in some way, shape or form. It isn't necessarilly the religion though, but sometimes political or racial things that can spark the faith based conflicts. But because of all these problems, it's easy to see why the Emperor wanted to get rid of religion, as it is too easily abused to be safe in the long run, as it will only lead to the conflict that it's meant to prevent.