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Both can mean an individual person gifted with foresight. A person who is an oracle can prophesize and make a prophecy, but is an oracle a prophet? Why or why not?

Conventional definitions are pretty much the same: both are people gifted with foresight and looked to as the mediums through which divinity communicates with humanity. But would you call the Pythia a prophet? Would you call Moses an oracle?

[points to sign on door that says ‘NO PROPHESIZING’]

You’re not wrong? Oracles def have some degree of control that prophets do NOT. I think it’s a difference in compulsion/duty/domain? Like the difference between a new anchor and a mail carrier. Both bring “the news” but one is just commenting on what IS and the other is bring TO YOU what was sent.

A prophet is a messenger. Fate/Judgment is coming. Better watch out! Maybe you can change it, maybe this is only the kindness of letting you get your affairs in order. But they have come to deliver the Prophecy Mail™ and we all gotta live with that.

ORACLES? Commenting on the weather. Rome will fall. A mountain is gonna explode somewhere. Oh, neat, something called an “airplane” will someday exsist. We eat our bread, sip our tea, and try not to go insane. They get Spoilers. All the time, ALL THE TIME. But, hey! Some times it’s good news!

Stop ASKING them about shit you don’t actually want the answer too.

You keep asking “oh, oracle, how will I die?” And then getting all suprise pikachu face WHEN THEY TELL YOU! You’re NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO AVOID THAT! In fact, you’ll actively MAKE IT WORSE TRYING! They’d warn you if this was one of that “hey, maybe bring an umbrella” moments!

Being an Oracle is sucks. But at least you’re not a prophet!

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