Of course. To clarify a bit, it’s obviously possible to give things more thought than they deserve. But someone who habitually makes accusations of overthinking, to my mind, is indicating a contempt for thought itself, which is about the most horrible quality I can think of. (I believe I first came to this conclusion when I read this webcomic, though on looking back at it I’m not sure.)
Some people just aren’t very good at getting right answers through deliberate reasoning, but can get by using implicit reasoning. Combine that with the typical mind fallacy and you get someone who sees “overthinking” everywhere they look. But I think the problem here isn’t so much about these implicit reasoners, but rather about contemptuous people in general, with contemptuous implicit reasoners as a special case.
Of course. To clarify a bit, it’s obviously possible to give things more thought than they deserve. But someone who habitually makes accusations of overthinking, to my mind, is indicating a contempt for thought itself, which is about the most horrible quality I can think of. (I believe I first came to this conclusion when I read this webcomic, though on looking back at it I’m not sure.)
Some people just aren’t very good at getting right answers through deliberate reasoning, but can get by using implicit reasoning. Combine that with the typical mind fallacy and you get someone who sees “overthinking” everywhere they look. But I think the problem here isn’t so much about these implicit reasoners, but rather about contemptuous people in general, with contemptuous implicit reasoners as a special case.