User blog comment:The Usual Thinker/Which side did you choose and why?/@comment-4864415-20120224015030/@comment-4113369-20120224145914

Or, y'know, because the Thalmor would have a good chance of winning the war had it continued. What would you rather give up: A god (one ninth of your panthenon) that almost never does anything, or the lives of you and your subjects? I know "Religion is the opium of the people", but how addicted do you have to be to let thousands die, just so you can get your fix? That's... unhealthy, to say the least.