Dahtzu, I am just a beginner, but thanks for the compliment.
I have this weird mind that is always asking questions that just
have to be answered. If you say that the "sky is blue" it asks "how do you know that?" "what shade of blue" "is your blue experience the same as mine?" "Is it blue because wind blows (in the past)?" I try to pay attention when appropriate and try to remember but also do some experimentation to find things out. Sometimes it drives me nuts and sometimes it irritates people, but not much I can do about the way it works.