I suppose by asking this question I am over analyzing the human race, but I just want to hear a few intelligent responses as to why we put so much thought into things that are really not vital to our emotional or intellectual growth.
2006-10-24 17:19:43 · 9 answers · asked by CoutureCutie 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If you analyze only vital things to humans. you might miss important issues other than the well being of humans.
The result of human selfishness is the extinction of other forms of life.
2006-10-24 17:36:09 · answer #1 · answered by Daystar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because humans have symbolic thought and language, analyzing is second nature - getting to the meanings behind the symbols. There should be a distinction, however, between analyzing and using the analysis. Mostly, we have a tendency to think about things, and pick them apart, but not to apply that new knowledge to our situation.
Analysis is vital to our emotional and intellectual growth as a rule, but if analysis is faulty or if the systems aren't working right (such as with mental illness), this deep thought can become circular and unproductive.
The key to analysis is to make it count.
2006-10-24 17:46:04 · answer #2 · answered by bks33691 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are quite right in many ways. But it is not over analytical that we are, but over opinionated. If we analyze it is weighed and based on logic. In most cases it is the peer pressure that we base our opinions and then a fad or too, and then vasilate back and forth to come up with for the most part an illogical answer for the lack of having an answer at the time it is needed for we wasted all that time on trying to balance our opinions. When all along we should be weighing the facts and then the answer would come very natural. Fear of being wrong or public opinion play a major factor on how we hesitate and ping pong our thoughts.
2006-10-24 19:11:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hum... Do we over analyze? Well I really must ponder this a bit. How much is too much. What is the nature of "over". Analyze. Now I wonder which type of Analysis she means? Maybe I should sleep on this for a night. Yes, then tomorrow I can write a 20 page thesis about it. Hum...
2006-10-24 17:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can say yes and no to this question, cause there is really two points.
One yes people do over analyze things around them, taking them to literally.
Then there is the other people who do not analyze enough and take things as they see them.
2006-10-25 14:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Engel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I won't over analyze this question.
If we analyze & analyze & do nothing or the wrong thing then we have over analyzed.
If we have analyzed & analyzed & it truns out right thats not over analyzing.
But if we analyzed the problem from top to bottom & covered every thing & we keep going over the same stuff.That is over analyzing.
Ooops I guess that I over analyzed this.
2006-10-24 17:28:38 · answer #6 · answered by Floyd B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people over analaze things in life because they are insecure within themselves as to the outcome of the problem or object they are analazing. I think in many cases this could be a good factor, because in analazing a subject, a project, a decision, or a philosophy we may be finding ourselves on the road to discovery for answers that make sense of the world and its complexities.
2006-10-24 17:46:00 · answer #7 · answered by pwwink 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! Not enough people begin to analyze. It's those that do that contribute something to others.
We only "over-analyze" when we never apply what we have learned.
2006-10-24 17:22:03 · answer #8 · answered by MLK II 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES! There is more to our brains than just science and reason and methodical thinking. Intuition is a valid brain function. In professional circles intuition is ridiculed. It's as if everyone is aural and forgets how to see.
2006-10-24 18:59:11 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋