What is Common Sense?, Is it different from common knowledge? Options

[xwinnie]

First off, is this in the right topic? Have a laugh, make new friends. Anything off-topic. I would've put it in Interests > Debate but people can actually back up these opinions with solid facts, not just personal opinions and feelings, so yeah. There are no facts, hence I shouldn't post it there right? I read the rules, go me. Anyway. This doesn't seem like the right section -.-


What is common sense? Can you define what common sense is? Is it any different from common knowledege?

I believe common sense is the same thing as common knowledge because it is something that everyone should know. Whether that "knowing" is universal or not really depends on the intelligence of others, or the cultures in which we are born into.

For example, if someone is upset, crying and it's, in my opinion, common sense to not ask "are you okay?" 'cause obviously that person is not.

Or, when a boy asks his girlfriend (hoo boy, getting into relationships. Maybe this is the wrong section?) "are you mad?" and she says "no" and he keeps repeating it until she does get mad. The boy doesn't know what he did wrong, seeks another girl for advice and she goes, "you're so stupid!" In her mind, she thinks 'this guy has no common sense!' while the boy would be 'greaaat. i made another girl mad!'

What I'm getting at is that common sense for girls is a lot more defined than common sense for guys.

So, what is common sense? Ever felt so annoyed at someone because they lacked some common sense? Why was that?

[*.fire*]

common sense = common knowledge...

something I learnt in sociology last semester... oh yeah...

it is what EVERY body knows... hence common knowledge

[miss barnes]

to me:

common knowledge is what everybody knows. a large amount of people know.

common sense is what you should know and use to live and survive.

like common sense tells you not to drink and drive and common knowledge is you knowin the consequences of your actions for drinking and driving....


does that make sense?..not sure if i explained it right but..i tried to explain my view

[mznikki]

common sense = common knowledge...

something I learnt in sociology last semester... oh yeah...

it is what EVERY body knows... hence common knowledge

yea i agree, i think i was told the same thing in psychology last year. but pretty much what they said. common sense is knowledge that supposidly everyone knows like don't touch a stove without checking if it is on or not, etc.

[pandamonium]

yea pretty much what they said up there. common sense is what should make sense, like 1 = 1or something like that i cant think of an actual scenario right at the moment lol.

[KissMe2408]

Don't worry, I think you have this in the right forum.


I say common knowledge is a known fact among everyone. Like, I dunno, the earth is round. That's common knowledge.

Common sense would be more like, "well yes, if you jump off a bridge, you will most likely die or break something." That's common sense.

Bad examples. lol. But I think there are slight differences between the two, but they can basically mean the same thing in a way. But still....
I think Miss Barnes explained it better.

[Tribal J_Rome]

Common Sense:

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[Jeng]

i agree with you. common sense is basically comon knowlegde, unless youre too dumb to know the basic knwoldge

[pinacoolada]

Common knowledge = Things you learn. Stuff that everyone knows.

Common sense = Knowing what to do, or what is right or wrong in a particular situation without having to refer to anyone.

[*kryogenix*]

Common Sense is a document written by Thomas Payne.

[*Infinite.*]

Someone told me I was common sense smart, but I'm book smart, and then others say its the other way around.

Anyway common sense is common knowledge as other have so kindly stated, its just common things you should know, or most people would know.

[clarity]

but not everyone knows everything..
er, this is confusing me.

hence the word common.