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— Joseph Priestley"The more elaborate our means of our common sense is, the less the common sense it becomes."
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Science is not sacrosanct. The mere fact that it exists, is admired, has results is not sufficient for making it a measure of excellence. Modern science arose from global objections against earlier views and rationalism itself, the idea that there are general rules and standards for conducting our affairs, affairs of knowledge included, arose from global objections to common sense.
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Common sense is the average sensibility and intelligence of men undisturbed by individual peculiarities.
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