Definition of Common Sense: based on a strict deconstruction of the term, is what people in common would agree upon. Some use the phrase to refer to beliefs considered prudent without dependence upon study or research.
Definition of Science: any systematic methodology which attempts to collect accurate information about the shared reality and to model this in a way which can be used to make reliable, concrete and quantitative predictions about events, past, present, and future, in line with observations. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge gained through such research
My two cents: Common sense and Science are *not* the same thing. One is supported by research, reproduceable results, and the scientific method. The other is supported by popular opinion -- we're talking about the same popular opinion that makes the National Enquirer one of the most popular newspapers in America.
Last edited by JohnPlace; 05-31-2007 at 01:01 AM.
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