(Uninformed view) I feel like a part of it is a refusal to be accept anything other than a very thorough explanation of why something is the way it is. He's n

(Uninformed view) I feel like a part of it is a refusal to be accept anything other than a very thorough explanation of why something is the way it is. He's not going to accept someone saying "nah, can't do it that way" at face value no matter who tells him. He has challenged a lot of assumptions, to his benefit