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2012/09/05 09:10:39
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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The Great Crusade designation was Legio Astartes transhumans...the current designation is Adeptus Astartes superhumans... AFAIK. And in any case, seeing as the old man was the one who had them created, allegations of inhumanity from rabid zealots doesn't really mean a thing.
Still not human, they are removed from humanity when the undergo the process to become an Astartes.
And much like the Thunder Warriors, the Astartes were tools created by the Emperor to get a job done, tools that can easily be discarded to allow humanity to guide itself.
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2012/09/05 09:21:32
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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 Pilau Rice wrote:
And much like the Thunder Warriors, the Astartes were tools created by the Emperor to get a job done, tools that can easily be discarded to allow humanity to guide itself.
Debatable...seeing as the Primarchs had a special area in the Imperial Palace specifically designed for them. Obviously, the Emperor had other things in mind for the Primarchs, and by extension the Astartes, than merely conquest and then abandonment.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/05 10:52:02
Subject: Re:what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Huge Hierodule
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The Imperium keeps fighting for the survival of the human race. And if they don't, their souls will be the eternal playthings of the Ruinous Powers of Chaos.
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2012/09/05 14:21:36
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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BlaxicanX wrote:If [since his existence is transitory and affects no significant population in a vast galaxy] the individual is meaningless than
"then" he can either selfishly take power from the gods and scratch out a name thinly written in blood, or he can give his life selflessly to martyrdom and live eternally in the Emperor.
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2012/09/10 02:55:16
Subject: Re:what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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 Grey Templar wrote:Because if you don't fight, your species will go extinct.
Seriously, what better reason is there?
Mankind faces extinction in the face of its foes. You must fight to survive.
SURVIVAL.
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2012/09/10 02:58:02
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Mostly because the Imperium makes the best quality greatcoats and gasmasks.
Also hotshot lasgun
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2012/09/10 03:06:47
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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No offense but the general populace tends to be filled with idiots. To me, 40k (especially the Imperium) is like George Orwell's 1984 or even Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World. Just feed the populace propaganda targeting pathos and they will follow like mice to poisoned cheese. Just tell people what they want to hear and the rest will fall into place. The few that have the sense to think for themselves tend to be easily singled out and eliminated through an ultimatum of assimilation or death (or worse).
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Gods? There are no gods. Merely existences, obstacles to overcome.
"And what if I told you the Wolves tried to bring a Legion to heel once before? What if that Legion sent Russ and his dogs running, too ashamed to write down their defeat in Imperial archives?" - ADB |
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2012/09/10 03:13:47
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Ignorance is safety after all...and compared to the alternative - Chaos madness, Tau mind control (at least the Imperium's leaders are Humans), becoming puppets for Eldar/Dark Eldar, or just getting killed by Necrons, Tyranids, and Orks, the Imperium is by far a lesser evil. And in its original form - under the Emperor and the Imperial Truth - the Imperium was way nicer than it is now.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 04:50:44
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Tadashi wrote:Ignorance is safety after all...and compared to the alternative - Chaos madness, Tau mind control (at least the Imperium's leaders are Humans), becoming puppets for Eldar/Dark Eldar, or just getting killed by Necrons, Tyranids, and Orks, the Imperium is by far a lesser evil. And in its original form - under the Emperor and the Imperial Truth - the Imperium was way nicer than it is now.
I would take Tau or Chaos over IoM.
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2012/09/10 08:16:40
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Tadashi wrote:Ignorance is safety after all...and compared to the alternative - Chaos madness, Tau mind control (at least the Imperium's leaders are Humans), becoming puppets for Eldar/Dark Eldar, or just getting killed by Necrons, Tyranids, and Orks, the Imperium is by far a lesser evil. And in its original form - under the Emperor and the Imperial Truth - the Imperium was way nicer than it is now.
But for something called the truth, it was one big lie.
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2012/09/10 08:39:59
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Fair enough...but this is not the place to discuss the Imperial Truth.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 08:48:38
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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Tadashi wrote:Fair enough...but this is not the place to discuss the Imperial Truth.
Then why bring it up? You said that the Imperium was a better place when the Imperial Truth was in effect, how is fighting for a lie better than what the Ecclesiarchy believe in? During the Heresy it is pretty clear that there are still separate religions throughout the Imperium, including the fledgling Cult Imperialis.
At least in current day 40k there is unity, with a singular belief amongst the people of the Imperium, they might have different variations in the way they see the Emperor, but he is the God Emperor in each circumstance.
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2012/09/10 08:52:14
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote:Fair enough...but this is not the place to discuss the Imperial Truth.
Then why bring it up? You said that the Imperium was a better place when the Imperial Truth was in effect, how is fighting for a lie better than what the Ecclesiarchy believe in? During the Heresy it is pretty clear that there are still separate religions throughout the Imperium, including the fledgling Cult Imperialis.
Just to point out the Imperium was great once and could still be great again.
At least in current day 40k there is unity, with a singular belief amongst the people of the Imperium, they might have different variations in the way they see the Emperor, but he is the God Emperor in each circumstance.
I disagree. The current Imperium is riven by heretical cults and surrounded by malevolent enemies seeking its destruction. But we won't give up that easily either.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 09:06:29
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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 Tadashi wrote:
I disagree. The current Imperium is riven by heretical cults and surrounded by malevolent enemies seeking its destruction. But we won't give up that easily either.
And the cracks were already beginning to show around the time of the Heresy, Istvaan being the prime example.
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2012/09/10 09:10:36
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote:
I disagree. The current Imperium is riven by heretical cults and surrounded by malevolent enemies seeking its destruction. But we won't give up that easily either.
And the cracks were already beginning to show around the time of the Heresy, Istvaan being the prime example.
Despair is for the weak-willed. The strong-willed plow through the opposition and emerge triumphant.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 09:12:12
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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 Bobthehero wrote:Mostly because the Imperium makes the best quality greatcoats and gasmasks.
Also hotshot lasgun
And Sisters of Battle.
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What I have
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Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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2013/03/10 09:17:28
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Alluring Sorcerer of Slaanesh
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Tadashi wrote: Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote:
I disagree. The current Imperium is riven by heretical cults and surrounded by malevolent enemies seeking its destruction. But we won't give up that easily either.
And the cracks were already beginning to show around the time of the Heresy, Istvaan being the prime example.
Despair is for the weak-willed. The strong-willed plow through the opposition and emerge triumphant.
Praal and the People of Istvaan knew what would become of them, yet they still went ahead and succeeded from the Imperium, that takes balls and an iron will. What balls does the Imperium show by picking on the little guy? Not much, just that they are bullies and that they are afraid of free thinking.
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0003/10/28 09:21:24
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote: Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote: I disagree. The current Imperium is riven by heretical cults and surrounded by malevolent enemies seeking its destruction. But we won't give up that easily either.
And the cracks were already beginning to show around the time of the Heresy, Istvaan being the prime example.
Despair is for the weak-willed. The strong-willed plow through the opposition and emerge triumphant.
Praal and the People of Istvaan knew what would become of them, yet they still went ahead and succeeded from the Imperium, that takes balls and an iron will. What balls does the Imperium show by picking on the little guy? Not much, just that they are bullies and that they are afraid of free thinking.
Or they have more and bigger guns than everyone else. Anyway, ethics and morality are largely meaningless in the grim, dark future. Not to mention the Governor of Istvaan was a monstrous mutant. Even IRL, I consider the possibility of mutants as monstrous. If we are to evolve, it should be by technological means - genetic--engineering/cybernetics/nanotech - and not by random natural selection.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 09:45:58
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Tadashi wrote:
Or they have more and bigger guns than everyone else. Anyway, ethics and morality are largely meaningless in the grim, dark future. Not to mention the Governor of Istvaan was a monstrous mutant. Even IRL, I consider the possibility of mutants as monstrous. If we are to evolve, it should be by technological means - genetic--engineering/cybernetics/nanotech - and not by random natural selection.
Praal was not a mutant, if I recall correctly.
Are you an upcoming Cardinal Tang? I think if you really were an Astartes you would be declared Excommunicate Traitoris 
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2012/09/10 09:50:16
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Pilau Rice wrote:
Are you an upcoming Cardinal Tang? I think if you really were an Astartes you would be declared Excommunicate Traitoris
Since when was killing mutants illegal in the Imperium? In fact, killing one would probably not lead to a murder charge, but a public commendation. And even if genetic-engineering and nanotechnology is illegal/heretical in the Imperium, cybernetics are not, and the Mechanicum would probably be welcoming for my pro-cybernetics stance.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 10:22:47
Subject: Re:what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Only the Imperium can move the human race onwards. Fighting is the way to protect those you love, the worlds you live on and there is also the fact that it is the right thing to do to fight the scum of the universe.
If all fails, going down fighting is the best way to show true defiance. Life is what you fight for. This is what the Imperium fights for, only they can ensure the survival of the human race.
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2012/09/10 10:29:50
Subject: Re:what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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 unmercifulconker wrote:
If all fails, going down fighting is the best way to show true defiance. Life is what you fight for. This is what the Imperium fights for, only they can ensure the survival of the human race.
To cry out against fate is true strength. Glory to the Imperium and the Immortal Emperor.
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 10:48:06
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote:Fair enough...but this is not the place to discuss the Imperial Truth.
Then why bring it up? You said that the Imperium was a better place when the Imperial Truth was in effect, how is fighting for a lie better than what the Ecclesiarchy believe in? During the Heresy it is pretty clear that there are still separate religions throughout the Imperium, including the fledgling Cult Imperialis.
At least in current day 40k there is unity, with a singular belief amongst the people of the Imperium, they might have different variations in the way they see the Emperor, but he is the God Emperor in each circumstance.
I thought the Imperial truth was Atheism???
Which is technically true in the 40k verse.?
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2012/09/10 11:01:04
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Technically, yes. The 'gods' aren't gods at all, but energy-based xenos with godlike powers from an alternate dimension. The same with the Emperor - an immortal psyker with godlike powers, but still Human for all that (physically at least - I heard when he takes off that armor, he looked like a tall, middle-eastern, Human male).
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 11:25:11
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Tadashi wrote:The same with the Emperor - an immortal psyker with godlike powers, but still Human for all that
The Ecclesiarchy would disagree with you, quite a lot.
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2012/09/10 11:27:32
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
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Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote:The same with the Emperor - an immortal psyker with godlike powers, but still Human for all that
The Ecclesiarchy would disagree with you, quite a lot.
I'm a Space Marine, frak the Ecclesiarchy! 
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 13:34:41
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Tadashi wrote: Pilau Rice wrote: Tadashi wrote:The same with the Emperor - an immortal psyker with godlike powers, but still Human for all that
The Ecclesiarchy would disagree with you, quite a lot.
I'm a Space Marine, frak the Ecclesiarchy!
HERESY!
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2012/09/10 13:40:23
Subject: what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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2012/09/10 14:39:38
Subject: Re:what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Willing Inquisitorial Excruciator
Croatia
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Hear! Hear! Funny how fanatics think they serve the emperor, now that's a real irony....
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ADB: I showed the Wolves revealing the key weakness at the heart of the World Eaters; showing Angron that his Legion was broken and worthless compared to the others; that he was the one primarch who couldn't trust his own warriors, and that they didn't care if he lived or died; showing that loyalty to brothers and sons is the heart of success for the Legiones Astartes, to the point even Lorgar makes a big deal out of saying the World Eaters and their primarch were massively outclassed by Russ, and Angron was too stupid to see the lesson Russ had sacrificed time, sweat, and blood, to teach. We're talking about a battle the Wolves won, by isolating the enemy general through pack tactics, and threatening to kill him, without a hope of defending himself. It was a balance, 50/50 - Angron overpowered Russ, and the Wolves were losing ground to the World Eaters; but Russ and his warriors had Angron by the balls, and barely broke a sweat. They won, no question. Lorgar even says: "The Wolves won, meathead."
Dorn won’t help you either. He’s too busy being the Emperor’s groundskeeper, hiding behind the palace walls. The Wolf is too busy cutting off heads as our father’s executioner, while the Lion holds on to his secrets, and has no special fondness for you. Who else will come? Not Ferrus, certainly. Nor Corax either. Even as we speak, I suspect he flees for Deliverance. Sanguinius?’ Curze laughed cruelly. ‘The angel is more cursed than I. The Khan? He does not wish to be found. So who is left? No one, Vulkan. None of them will come. You are simply not that important. You are alone.’ Konrad Curze to Vulkan
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2012/09/10 22:08:21
Subject: Re:what is there to fight for in the imperium?
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Ancient Venerable Dreadnought
Thousand Sons Battleship wandering the galaxy...
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 DarthMarko wrote:Hear! Hear! Funny how fanatics think they serve the emperor, now that's a real irony....
Apparently its a funny story. 
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I should have left him there. He had served his purpose. He owed me nothing - yet he gave himself to me willingly. Why? I know not. He is nothing more than a pathetic human. An inferior race. A mon-keigh. But still I broke off my wings so that I might carry him easier. I took him from that place, into the snowstorm where our tracks will not be found. He is heavy. And he is dying. And he is slowing me down. But I will save him. Why? I know not. He is still warm. I can feel his blood ebbing across me. For every beat of his heart, another, slight spill of heat. The heat blows away on the winter wind. His blood is still warm. But fading. And I have spilled scarlet myself. The snow laps greedily at our footsteps and our lifeblood, covering them without a trace as we fade away.
'She sat on the corner, gulping the soup down, uncaring of the heat of it. They had grown more watery as of late she noted, but she wasn't about to beggar food from the Imperials or the "Bearers of the Word." Tau, despite their faults at least didn't have a kill policy for her race.' |
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