Yeah, you get it. There's a fine line between being overly trusting and not trusting enough in these kinds of situations. Turning against everyone will only work against you.

[ Though it almost didn't, in Sora's case...and even then, he just wanted to go home. Don't they all, though. ]

And I can't recall them ever saying they communicated with the spirits themselves. It sounds like an inference, but I'm sure they're omitting a lot from us. I just don't know what those things are.