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===Beliefs===
The core tenets of the Cult Mechanicus are codified in the sixteen "[[Universal Law]]s".{{Fn|8}}{{Fn|27}} Along the ages, the creed has accrued further theses, such as the [[Law of the Divine Complexity]]{{Fn|6a}}{{Fn|6b}} or the [[Third Law of Universal Variance]].{{Fn|14}}
According to the Cult Mechanicus, knowledge is the supreme manifestation of divinity and all creatures and technology that embody knowledge are thus holy because of it. The worth of a single man is only the sum of his knowledge - his body is simply an organic machine capable of preserving intellect. It is by this motivation that the followers of the Cult Mechanicus follow the '''Quest for Knowledge''', seeking new technology and information to better themselves.{{Fn|1}}
====Machina Opus====
[[Image:Machina Opus.png|right|200px]]
The '''Machina Opus''', also known as the '''Cog Mechanicum''', is the symbol of Mars and the Cult that has been used since well prior to the [[Treaty of Olympus]]. The symbol is a representation of the best of Humanity and machine unified, and the all-encompassing domain of the Machine God. Some Tech-Priests teach that the symbol also represents that while mechanical augmentation is the truest form of a balanced existence, a human mind must remain in control. Others claim that the cog is the Motive Force that surrounds all Humanity, or that humanity are but cogs in the Omnissiah's great machine.{{Fn|27}}
The Machine-God made the universe, his perfect machine, the '''Great Work'''. He made humanity, and put them into it so that they might flourish, and do so by knowledge, which begets improvement, which allows understanding. Like the [[Ecclesiarchy]], the Mechanicus believes that the human form is perfect, however the Machine Cult instead sees it as the perfect starting point in order to test His followers. The flesh was made weak by the Machine God to test them. Their role in life is to learn all there is to learn, to improve upon what the Machine-God gave them, and enrich his creation in the process.{{Fn|21b}}
[[Image:Simple_Badge_Adeptus_Mechanicus.png|right|200px]]
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex Imperialis (Background Book)]], pgs. 41-42
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]], pgs. 120-122
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Nightfall on Stygies (Short Story)]]
*{{Endn|26}}: [[Dark Heresy: The Lathe Worlds]], pg. 8
*{{Endn|27}}: [[Imperium Maledictum: Adeptus Mechanicus Player's Guide]], pgs. 6-9 - ''Pillars of the Cult''
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[[Category:Adeptus Mechanicus]]
[[Category:Religions]]
