In Sophocles's play Oedipus Rex, when Tiresias does speak, he speaks the truth. Why doesnt Oedipus accept the story that Tiresias tells?

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, whenspeaks, he speaks the truth. Why doesn'taccept the story that
Tiresias tells?

Various answers to this question suggest themselves,
including the following:

• At first Oedipus suspects that Tiresias
  may be disloyal to Thebes (382-85).
• He also suspects Tiresias of disloyalty
  to himself (Oedipus; 395).
• He accuses Tiresias of stubbornness
  (402).
• He accuses Tiresias of insulting Thebes (407).


• He even suspects Tiresias of having helped to plan Laiuss death:

I get the feeling you conspired in the act,
and played your part, as much as you could do,
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