Would a wise and compassionate person advice one to figue things out by oneself?

If actually knowing the way to liberation, would one with ability to teach or knowing where to get taught, send another out to find out for one self? If someone is doing so, send you into the dessert, what can be the reason for such? Why would, if, a wise and compassionate person, possible avoid to send you out, relaying just on your own? And why would a unwise and attached person desire to guide or bind others? (This question(s) arose while reading [this answer](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/questions/14010/loss-of-faith-in-buddhism/23218#23218) , and note, it's a question, not a judgement of a certain case at fist place, since preoccupations could distract proper attention easy and fail to, reflect and answer.) *[Note: This question is a gift of Dhamma, not meant for commercial purposes and other low wordily gains by trade and exchange.]*