If an opinion were correctly labeled as OPINION...
If a guess were just a GUESS...
If a conjecture or interpretation were properly presented for what they ARE....
The person who is investing their life and future in those opinions, guesses, interpretation would be simply GAMBLING.
But, when that opinionating is incorrectly labeled as Divine, Inspired, channeled TRUTH....the selection process is muddied and deceptive.
GAMBLING becomes an act of virtuous FAITH.
And as well all well know.......
labeling a crazy idea as FAITH makes it Untouchable by criticism, skepticism or rational analysis.