But opinion is allotted to all. (frag. 34)
Proclaiming truths to one man are not the same to another, and each individuals subjective experience will differ. Xenophanes does seem to have some respect for the opinions of others, as he announces that it is allotted to all, yet still recognizes it as the opinion of a person and thus limited to that mans ability to communicate. Such a morbid and dreary outlook at the shortcomings of his contemporaries and fellow humans in general in regards to their ability to understand the divine sounds eerily similar to some 20th century German nihilist. This may of course be a stretch, especially considering that Xenophanes did possess a healthy idea as the his idea of the divine:
One god is greatest among gods and men,
Not at all like mortals in body or in thought. (frag. 23)
…whole he sees, whole he thinks, and whole he hears. (frag. 24)
…but completely without toil he shakes all things by the thought of his mind. (frag. 25)
…always he abides in the same place, not moving at all, nor is it seemly for him to travel to different places at different times. (frag.