03-10-2018, 12:01 AM
(03-09-2018, 11:41 PM)Trixmegistus Wrote: I do not validate or entertain any type of lack of common sense...
You start giving dumbfuck notions any type of actual thought power, and you make a heinous mistake that leads to the mentally crippled world of overly PC culture that we see today.
I evaluate things according to the evidence presented by observation, and arrive at conclusions by analysis of the evidence. When I don't see evidence of common sense, I conclude (not assume) it doesn't exist. I'm always open to the possibility that the locals may someday change my mind. I'm just not pinning my hopes on it at this point.
If we're honest with ourselves, we recognize common sense as one of those intangibles that defies precise definition. It's like when a woman rejects a potential lover because "there's no chemistry." She knows what she means, but she can't objectively quantify it. Therefore, it may not even be possible to agree on a definition of common sense.
Also, I reject any conflation of common sense with the kind of faux mind-reading typical of codependent personalities -- presuming to know what someone is thinking or the reasoning behind their actions without asking them. On the other hand, I do believe it's possible to infer someone's motives from the outcome of their actions over a long period of time. For example, if the actions of the deep state over several decades consistently produce results that suggest they're pushing a certain agenda, I can accept that as evidence of ulterior motives.
