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Space Marines are Arthurian Knights, only in outer spaaaaaace. Of course they're religious; that's part of the archetype.

Not being religious in the 40K universe would actually be kind of silly, given that gods are an objective reality.


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Part of the whole point of the 30K Imperial creed is that it was a lie. Hypocrisy is a big part of the 40K setting, and this is part of it.

dusara217 wrote:
Please explain to me why the very concept of fear was foreign to Garviel Loken and the other Astartes of the Luna Wolves, then.

Consistency really isn't the top priority at TBL, lol.

 Matt.Kingsley wrote:
That quote talks about entire chapters falling, which is admittedly rare. It does not talk about the entire number of marines that have fallen (ranging from individual marines, squads and even companies in additional to the aforementioned ~50 chapters)

Which comprise the extra 50 or so extra Warbands that we can safely assume exist. Also, something you may forget: If a part of a Chapter goes rogue, that puts the entire Chapter into the suspicious eyes of the Inquisition. In light of this blight on their honor, most Chapters will hunt down and destroy any of their number who turn traitor (see: Wolf Brothers).