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Three-Planes-Aligned: A deity must have worshippers, for it is the faith of such subjects which gives them power. As converts are made and more come to believe in a god, the more power that god receives.

Conversely, when no one believes in a deity, it withers and dies, joining the corpses of other gods that float on the Astral Plane. It is thus possible to slay a deity by simply forgetting about them.

—Planescape: Torment

"If God is all-powerful, why does He care whether we worship Him or not? Ak just saying..."

—An island native named Ak, The Simpsons

The spirits who had once been mere humans were now elevated to the status of godhood. They fed on the offerings and prayers of not just a small number of close relatives, but instead upon those of an entire nation of people. The stronger these spirits became, the more they demanded of their families to maintain that level of power. Some may perhaps see this as greed, but I have to disagree. It's a simple technicality that a God is going to need a lot more nourishment than a familiar spirit.

—Aaron Leitch, The Ancient Gods and Neo-Paganism

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-{{quote|'''Three-Planes-Aligned''': A deity must have worshippers, for it is the faith of such subjects which gives them power. As converts are made and more come to believe in a god, the more power that god receives.<br />
+{{quote|'''Three-Planes-Aligned''': A deity must have worshippers, for it is the faith of such subjects which gives them power. As converts are made and more come to believe in a god, the more power that god receives.
-Conversely, when no one believes in a deity, it withers and dies, joining the corpses of other gods that float on the Astral Plane. It is thus possible to slay a deity by simply forgetting about them.|''[[Planescape Torment]]''}}
+Conversely, when no one believes in a deity, it withers and dies, joining the corpses of other gods that float on the Astral Plane. It is thus possible to slay a deity by simply forgetting about them.|''[[Planescape: Torment]]''}}
-{{quote|"If [[God]] is all-powerful, why does He care whether we worship Him or not? Ak just saying..."|An island native named Ak, ''[[The Simpsons]]''}}
+{{quote|"If [[God]] is all-powerful, why does He care whether we worship Him or not? Ak just saying..."|An island native named Ak, ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''}}