Right. Lack of experience tends to equate with lack of understanding. As an adult, this can be a dangerous thing in many domains in life and for a child, it could be perceived as a vulnerability from an adult's perspective.
As an adult, lateral thinking works best as a layer on top of our already developed experience and understanding from logical thinking. It helps us perceive the non-obvious way to do things or come up with creative solutions for persistent logical problems.
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