My own experience/"impression" of the act of Tarot card reading is something in between this, it seems... With cards being essentially pre-selected (unless completely random/unfocused on) by not a single, 100%-honest-and-benevolent "godlike" source but by one of many, perhaps countless unknown "spirits" or dis-/unincarnated humans... Entities that, at least sometimes, find Tarot cards an intriguing way to express themselves and/or connect with us, making some of them wish to "participate".
So, depending on the individual "spirit personalities" and wherever their feelings/sympathies lie, the cards that they "offer" or lead me (and maybe others) to select will understandably vary. Ideally, though, our technically pre-determined cards are objectively helpful/"accurate" -- most likely when the reader's mind is sufficiently cleared of biasing thoughts and emotion beforehand...
Sometimes, though, the cards "provided" are highly amusing or sarcastic, context-wise (reflecting the "active" spirit's sense of humour or wish to entertain)... Or, as per the topic of this thread, we may be "given" cards that merely confirm our beliefs and desired -- due to a spirit's sympathy witg our plight and/or wish to instill a sense of personal power in us (even if doing so involves "lying" and related card inaccuracy... Placating/"humouring" a wee and understably miserable human, in effect.)
On the flip side, there seems to be the chance of a cruel/sadistic spirit taking an interest -- one who attempts to lead the reader/querent astray with falsely "hopeful" cards, heartlessly eager to watch the resulting "show"... When this kind of energy/force is in effect, especially, I may very well be doing Tarot reading "wrong" by getting answers from potentially fickle ghosts rather than a single, 100% honest-and-benevolent source (which I don't personally believe in or sense, though many other people apparently do)... Even so, the way that "my" cards appear to me and/or are translated from others' "pulls" works well enough and often enough to suit me (and, at least some of the time, others for whom I've read/interpretated).