2012-12-10, 15:56 | Link #9164 |
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How the 'Mayan Apocalypse' came from a New Age magic mushroom trip:
"The 'prophecy' does not stem from the Mayans at all - or date from thousands of years ago. Instead, the beliefs come from two New Age books in the Seventies and Eighties. The two books predict outcomes as surreal as a 'upgrade' to human consciousness predicted by a spirit from the seventh century. The date itself comes from a prophecy based on a magic mushroom trip." See: http://news.yahoo.com/mayan-apocalyp...130852054.html |
2012-12-10, 20:19 | Link #9167 | |
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It makes sense, but it is not commonly shared because everyone has different life experiences. Neither does those advice work for everyon; it is supposed to be taken with a pinch of salt and adaptes to work for you. That, my friends, is a combination of simple logic and LATERAL thinking. Common sense is an umbrella term for potpourri common nonsense.
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So, you're saying it wouldn't be common sense not to touch a hot iron with your bare hand? Or not to walk down the middle of the road in reduced visibility conditions? Or that there isn't really a Nigerian Prince who wants to give you free money? I don't give a shit what your "life experiences" are, it's all common sense. Just because you want to generalize it even further doesn't mean it's wrong. |
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2012-12-11, 00:02 | Link #9169 |
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Does a stupid person have common sense? To you or I the Nigerian e-mail scam seems common sensically fraudulent, but more people fall for it than you'd think. Do all these people lack 'common' sense? I actually think the term is sometimes fun to poke holes through, since you have to think of what makes something 'common' knowledge. Burning one's hand on a hot iron, yes... but it starts to get more fuzzy with things like the Nigerian e-mail scams.
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2012-12-11, 00:08 | Link #9170 | |
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That is common nonsense....the term is nothing more than a cliche used by people who don't like alternatives. Much more apt is the term "simple logic" because it gives a benefit of doubt and choice. There are some people who live better lives without adhering to "common sense".
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2012-12-11, 06:32 | Link #9173 |
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I would pull up an article that made our Manpower Minister the laughingstock of the professional circles during coffee/water-cooler/after-meeting breaks : Calling SCDF for help is common sense Quote:
If "common sense" has a context and perspective, how can it be common? And what would it be called when "common sense" clashes? Common sense is nonsense - it is used by people who don't understand whatever they are doing, but because the methods has not caused any incident it is assumed as right. So much for causation does not imply correlation.
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2012-12-11, 10:38 | Link #9176 |
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Your alarm flags should always fire off any time anyone uses the words "common sense" because more often than not, they're just appealing to some traditional meme that they're without a clue as to its origin.
"That's always the way its been done, so there!" Pbfffffffffft.
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2012-12-11, 12:23 | Link #9178 | ||
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I could go on for this by dividing it into "simple" and "complex" logic, but it would just be like trying to untangle a plate of spaghetti with melted cheese all over it - everything is yellow but not all are carbo. Quote:
Common sense isn't always automatically wrong, it became a cliche because people are too lazy to figure out the underlying meanings and intentions beneath the "common" opinions and ideas - it dragged on until nobody knows where all these ideas came from - eventually all that "common sense" become "common nonsense" as it is today. Here is a not-so-good book, but albeit an interesting one when it comes to discussing common sense. It is not a simple read, it is confusingly written and over-marketed, but nonetheless, eye-opening to a certain extent.
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2012-12-11, 16:24 | Link #9180 |
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NTSB: Use ignition locks for all drunken drivers
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