Comment by skybrian

Interpreted properly, it's an argument in favor of curiosity. There's always a temptation to cut corners, to react without investigating.

In casual conversation, nobody has to do homework, but you should be wary of arguments you can make off the top of your head.

Ironically, bringing up Chesterton's fence and not doing any research is a rather common move. But I try to value curiosity even when I'm not actually curious enough to do research at the moment.