Oenomaus of Gadara Quotes on God
Oenomaus of Gadara was a Greek Cynic philosopher of the second century AD, the author of a celebrated polemic against Greek and Roman oracles called The Charlatans Unmasked, of which substantial fragments are preserved in the early Christian apologist Eusebius's Preparation for the Gospel. This page collects quotes attributed to Oenomaus of Gadara on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Oenomaus of Gadara:
“An oracle is a charlatan with a temple.”
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Attributed to Oenomaus of Gadara:
“Free will is the gift no priest may sell back to its owner.”
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Attributed to Oenomaus of Gadara:
“The gods, if they speak, do not speak in riddles only the priests can solve.”
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Attributed to Oenomaus of Gadara:
“What the believer takes for revelation, the philosopher recognizes as the echo of his own question.”