Prophecies, some people dont believe in them others do. I think that most choose to believe it if its a good thing if it isnt then they say that its not real that its made up. Like when Tiresias told Oedipus about his prophecy and that he had killed his father. Oedipus did not want to believe it so he told Tiresias "you,shameless- arent you appalled to start up such a story? you think you can get away with this?" pg 278 line 402
Another good example would be in this blog http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1611034.aspx Shes hoping it comes true but what if it had been bad would she had still believed in it?
