The dizzying pace of change in the modern world allows for multiple instances — daily? — that force us to question preexisting norms and wonder if our line of thinking still holds true.
This presents a formidable challenge to our brain circuitry, which has spent years perfecting shortcuts to answer seemingly routine questions in order to save the real power for the more complex ones.
Sports are particularly prone to this because certain things have been seemingly hard-wired into those of us of a particular minimum age for as long as we can remember.
Runner on second, nobody out: If nothing else, at least move the runner over.