If they wipe out humanity, wouldn't it mean there is nobody left to worship Talos, thereby destorying him completely?
According to a Lore guru (whose name escapes me now), if Alduin were to destroy the world as it is, Talos will still be strong enough to stay as a Divine.
It kind of makes me wonder: how exactly does this whole faith works and how long does it take to completely undermine Talos from the moment the last faithful dies (as in from the second literally nobody believes in him anymore)?