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In the world of [[Fantasy]], it is a largely accepted fact that the power of any given deity [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|is proportional to the amount of belief]] in them or the amount of worship they are currently receiving.

Possibly, the deity was originally conceived and shaped by the needs and desires of one small group. But like any good [[Me Me]], this 'idea' grows with each new person who responds, then spreads the word of this great new 'god on the block'. Soon, the deity has enough collective belief behind their 'name brand' that they actually come into existence, and use that power to fulfil the needs of their worshippers.

Possibly, the deity was originally conceived and shaped by the needs and desires of one small group. But like any good [[Memetic Mutation|meme]], this 'idea' grows with each new person who responds, then spreads the word of this great new 'god on the block'. Soon, the deity has enough collective belief behind their 'name brand' that they actually come into existence, and use that power to fulfil the needs of their worshippers.

But the opposite is also true: As a deity's power base of worshippers shrinks, their divine strength fades; if all worship of them ceases, they may completely fade out of existence in a [[Puff of Logic]]. The tragedy here is that worshippers who leave the god because [[Religious Russian Roulette|he/she didn't grant their miracle]] will continuously weaken the god until they can't grant ''any'' miracles. Kind of like a [[wikipedia:Bank run|bank run]] on a god.