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==Overview==
The contents of this belief involved the removal of religion, faith and superstition that plagued numerous [[Human]] worlds that had been recontacted by [[Terra]]. Instead, the Imperial Truth was offered by [[Iterator]]s that provided the cold clarity of logic and science to the masses.{{Fn|1}} Another key aspect of the Imperial Truth was the manifest destiny of mankind to rule the stars, the exceptionalism of [[humanity]], and the danger posed by all [[xenos]].{{Fn|4}} As part of his campaign to spread the Imperial truth, the Emperor's [[Thunder Warriors]] destroyed all churches on [[Terra]], believing it to be necessary to have humanity accept science and reason over superstition and barbarism.{{Fn|3}}
The Imperial Truth began to disintegrate due to the [[Horus Heresy]] and encounters with the [[Chaos|Dark Powers]] of the [[Warp]]. Many either turned Traitor as a result or embraced the growing [[Lectitio Divinitatus]] which proclaimed that the [[Emperor]] was a god.{{Fn|2}}
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Galaxy In Flames (Novel)]] by [[Ben Counter]], {{Cite This}}
*{{Endn|3}}: ''[[The Last Church (Short Story)]]'' by [[Graham McNeill]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The First Heretic (Novel)]] Chapter 7
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