Is it true that the more degrees you acquire the more you lack Common Sense?

Question

is it also safe to say that common sense is not so common anymore? thanks for your answers

actually, I have a Masters and Bachelors. but why are we talking about me? I am not asking about me. "Common Sense" would tell you that.

we can infer from the question, that my personal experience is not relevant here. thank you

Answer 1

Not necessarily.
However people with a number of degrees on a specific field might be more biased on their ideas on a certain subject compared to an avarage joe.

This is not to take anything away from the glory of education,I am all for it, but your question might be true for those who haven't branched out their fields of interest.

That having said, I hope there is noone out there advocating ignorance and illeteracy, while hiding behind the banner of common sense. The more educated and intellectual you are- hopefully- the more you are equipped to look from a variety of different angles at a problem that needs to be solved. You will be able to realize that in most situations there is another side to the coin and you can analyze and deduce the most logical response to the situation when your common sense is backed by an intellectual cradle.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

define common sense. If you are referring to common sense based on what the populace sees as common sense then yes we lack the basic notion of common sense. We don't fit 'their' catergory. 65% of the populace have not acquired a degree thus being less educated than those with a degree.

However if you define common sensse as that closer to truth acquired through knowledge then those with a degree have MORE common sense than the populace.

However, you could also argue that 1 person may find a revelation and the other 99 maybe not. For instance Einstein. who is Smarter?? Does the minority have to follow the majority? Are they really less educated just because they don't have a degree? What percentage of this would support or deny that?

Answer 3

I have never seen any statistical truth to more education leading to less common sense.

as far as common sense being less common.. I think as people age they become more aware of those who lack common sense.. rather than an actual increase in the number.

This is all subjective though.. and there are cohort effects that can have an impact on things that we may label under "common sense".. after all.. since the Sesame Street cohort, we have seen higher percentages of children who have known how to read and count at younger ages.

Answer 4

I disagree with your first statement, but I'm with you on the second one.

Common sense comes with realistic experience, and doesn't necessarily get sacrificed by book smarts. In fact, since the rates of incarceration, divorce, teen pragnancy and poor health are FAR lower in the 10% of the population that have IQs over 120, I'd say that smarter people have MORE common sense!

Answer 5

Yes, common sense says it's the number of live lessons you learn that gives you knowledge, not the number of degrees.

Answer 6

No, I don't believe that, on the contra ire I would think that the more you advance, the more you know about life, which would mean knowing how you see the common sense will be greater.

Answer 7

OK, so what is YOUR excuse for lacking common sense. You clearly cannot boast of having multiple degrees.

Answer 8

I would agree that people with degrees loose it. Many less educated people have gone on to make history & solve problems that were mind boggling to experts- why? Because they over though the solution.

I'm all for education, just don't seperate yourself from reality.