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[I shall not] discuss scientific method, but rather the methods of scientists. We proceed by common sense and ingenuity. There are no rules, only the… — Joel Henry Hildebrand
Someday someone will write a pathology of experimental physics and bring to light all those swindles which subvert our reason, beguile our judgement and, what… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Do not imagine that mathematics is harsh and crabbed, and repulsive to common sense. It is merely the etherealisation of common sense. — Lord Kelvin
The general mental qualification necessary for scientific advancement is that which is usually denominated "common sense," though added to this, imagination, induction, and trained logic,… — Joseph Henry
We may always depend on it that algebra, which cannot be translated into good English and sound common sense, is bad algebra. — William Kingdon Clifford
What has been said of [God] is either unintelligible or perfectly contradictory; and for this reason must appear impossible to every man of common sense. — Baron d'Holbach
Communication of science as subject-matter has so far outrun in education the construction of a scientific habit of mind that to some extent the natural… — John Dewey
When it was first said that the sun stood still and world turned round, the common sense of mankind declared the doctrine false; but the… — Charles Darwin
There is a chalk outline slowly being drawn around common sense and most people can't identify the victim. — Dennis Miller
When the philosopher's argument becomes tedious, complicated, and opaque, it is usually a sign that he is attempting to prove as true to the intellect… — Edward Abbey
Common sense often makes a good law. — William O. Douglas
It is impossible for us, who live in the latter ages of the world, to make observations in criticism, morality, or in any art or… — Joseph Addison
With the right to bear arms comes a great responsibility to use caution and common sense on handgun purchases. — Ronald Reagan
Golf is not a good walk spoiled. It is becoming a good walk prohibited. Show me the common sense in this and I promise I… — Lorne Rubenstein
Christianity is the complete negation of common sense and sound reason. — Mikhail Bakunin
The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance. — Owen Feltham
Yet as I cast my eye over the whole course of science I behold instances of false science, even more pretentious and popular than that… — Arthur Lynch
The First Amendment makes confidence in the common sense of our people and in the maturity of their judgement the great postulate of our democracy. — William O. Douglas
Horses in the Book of Mormon would be another. You have relatively few mentions of horses, but there are some, and we don't know exactly… — Daniel C. Peterson
To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are… — Giorgio de Chirico
Because desperation breeds gullibility. People want to lose weight so much that their common sense shuts off. — David L. Katz
If the question were, "What ought to be the next objective in science?" my answer would be the teaching of science to the young, so… — Elihu Thomson
What the founders of modern science, among them Galileo, had to do, was not to criticize and to combat certain faulty theories, and to correct… — Unknown Author
The theory of probabilities is basically only common sense reduced to a calculus. It makes one estimate accurately what right-minded people feel by a sort… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
Average people and the average community can change the world. You can do it just based on common sense, determination, persistence and patience. — Lois Gibbs

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