Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-177.18.196.225-20190905234330/@comment-32911304-20190907125210

Talos worship should be legalised. Disregarding notions one may have about freedom of religion and related rights, it would be fair to assume that it's a good thing not to want Mundus destroyed or otherwise temporally/spiritually crippled - the primary goal of the Aldmeri Dominion. Any method they employ to achieve this end should ideally be prevented, and one of those methods is the ban of Talos worship which weakens the ultimate power of Men. If Talos worship is banned and people no longer pray and receive blessings from him, Talos himself loses power (at least that's what the Thalmor themselves believe).

"[W]e can escape the mockery and long shame of the Material Prison. To achieve this goal, we must [...] [e]rase the Upstart Talos from the mythic." (Michael Kirkbride, What appears to be an Altmeri commentary on Talos) - This is from an unlicensed source though, so treat it as you may.