Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6078851-20130318203252/@comment-7186329-20130403192212

The `wink` was not necesary dude...

The Emperor was certainly not omnipotent nor omniscient, but He was the greates being humanity has ever produced. The desire to protect Mankind and His love of them has been engraved within his very persona, indicating at the almolst god-level of power, knowledge and control the shamans had, which in term has been amplified by Him, and the faith later recieved.

What is a god? A god is most certainly not a being of flesh and bone, nor one that can be hurt in any way. A `God` in the literal sense of the word is a being beyond any laws, anything less is something with a modicum of power. By that logic not even the `Chaos gods` are gods, because they are dependant, and can be destroyed. If The Emperor did call Himself a god that would have been hypocrisy of the higest level, and down right gnosticism, something that a majority of citizens would not have accepted. By even claiming to be a `God`, The Emperor would have caused a rift within the Imperium of those accepting that notion, and those who would reject it, namly the worlds which already had some form of religion, thus creating internal strife. That is another reason The Emperor did not portray Himself as a `God`.

And despite everithing, the most effective way to weaken or eliminate chaos, besides the Imperial Truth, would have been religion itself. Most people dismiss the notion of any gods even existing, because there is no evidence of them, or they have never seen or met one. The Emperor could have portrait Himself as being a god, and even visit the worlds that rejected Him, because He certainly had enought power to claim and even prove to be a `God`. It would be difficult to denounce the `God of Humanity`, when you are standing infront of Him, on the same ground, even more the fact that The Emperor is a `Human God`, would have made it easier for some to accept Him. What He had to do was claim to be `God`, and simply vistit the worlds deny that notion, i imagine not aging would have been helpful with that.

Did The Emperor have any right to decide what is best for Humanity? He certainly had the knowledge and wisdom, and the power to enforce laws and beliefs. The only other `normal` human that can even be compared to The Emperor was Malcador, and he was nothing before Him. Do we have normal people that decide things for the majority of us today? What about the `politicians`, and goverment. Their decisions have led to wars, strife and suffering, yet people certainly listen to them even to this day. Having the greatest `Human` who ever lived, with the best of interests towards His own species decide what is best doesn`t sound as `hubristic` as you claim. The fact is that The Emperor was the best humanity had, and despite His flaws Mankind had every reason to fight and die for Him.