The audience must now reject the faulty reasoning articulated by the Chorus; a town’s wellbeing is not mere seeming, an illusion soon to be supplanted by its opposite state. Rather, it should be interpreted as a sign of the gods’ interested attention and earned support. [Mw] [Ad] [P] [Aj] Even more clearly now than earlier, when the Chorus deleriously fantasized divine parentage for Oidipous (ll. 1098-1109), the audience must distance itself from nonsensical Theban attitudes towards the gods. The problem for the audience, then, is to articulate sensible and appropriate attitudes and expectations for its gods. [Mpea] The assumption that the gods’ powers, including their ability to see what is necessary, are superior to those of mortals makes a good starting point. [Ap] That it is a blessing for the gods to place their superior perspicacity at the disposal of mortals is another useful and appropriate assumption. [Ad] Finally, it therefore behooves mortals to submit themselves to divine instruction. [Mip] To do so is to invite the bestowal of new blessings.