# Common sense

**URL:** https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/common-sense/3731
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [August 8, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/common-sense/3731 "2014-08-08T20:01:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![loisl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.centerforinquiry.org/loisl/32/18_2.png) [@loisl](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/loisl)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/common-sense/3731/1 "2014-08-08T20:01:10Z")

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Common sense is like deodorant–the people who need it most never use it.

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### Author: ![occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@occam](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/occam)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/common-sense/3731/2 "2014-08-08T20:21:57Z")

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And long, authoritative speeches are like perfume to cover up and hide their lack.  
Occam

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### Author: ![thevillageatheist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85e7bf/32.png) [@thevillageatheist](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/thevillageatheist)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/common-sense/3731/3 "2014-08-08T23:33:46Z")

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I do so like the pamphlet however.  
Cap’t Jack

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### Author: ![garythehuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9a28c/32.png) [@garythehuman](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/u/garythehuman)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.centerforinquiry.org/t/common-sense/3731/4 "2014-08-09T22:40:23Z")

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> And long, authoritative speeches are like perfume to cover up and hide their lack. Occam

Are you talking about philosophy professors? :coolgrin: