Paula

I agree, the reason so many people fill these gaps as they do is because they have not heard any other view, or such views have been brushed off by the “scholars” they depend upon. They trust their leaders and are taught not to question them since they have credentials.

This sort of narrow vision has been a problem on many topics for generations. We tend to cloister ourselves in safe havens where contrary opinions on disputable matters are never heard. The leaders spoon-feed the followers and never teach them how to reason on their own, because many leaders fear losing their following.