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What are some examples of 'common sense' which are nonsense? (lemmy.ml)

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Wikipedia defines common sense as "knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or less without reflection or argument"

Try to avoid using this topic to express niche or unpopular opinions (they're a dime a dozen) but instead consider provable intuitive facts.

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[–] Contramuffin 80 points 2 days ago (12 children)

The immune system is strong and defends your body against germs.

The immune system works 100% of 50% of the time. Immunology is the best way to convince someone that it's a miracle that they're still alive. Anyways, get vaccinated. Don't rely on your immune system to figure things out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is actually good common sense. It works much more than 50% of the time. You're responding to the very specific instance of anti-vaxxers, whose claims of relying on the immune system instead of vaccines are not considered common sense by most people.

[–] Contramuffin 3 points 2 days ago

No, I'm responding to regular people. Your immune system is way less effective than you think, hence the wrong common sense part.

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