Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-6134883-20130417202949/@comment-7232811-20130417210745

Thoris, you said that maybe the Sisters get their faith from some sort of ritual. But be aware that the collective beliefs of sentient beings affect what happens in the Warp, which can affect what happens in the material universe. Take a look at what happened in the Great Crusade with Euphrati Keeler. Through sheer belief alone, & no rituals or dealing with the Emperor, she banished a daemon running rampant on the Vengeful Spirit. When you take a few thousand of those said zealots, put them all together, & make them believe in the power of the Emperor & all his saints, then the result is a load of things that are described as miracles. This therefore gives some of the religious sayings in the Imperium some relevance, so when you Imperials say 'The Emperor Protects', then yes, he may well protect you if your faith is sufficient.