Commonsense tells me that the Earth is the center of the sky/Universe. Science tells me that it is not.
Looks like I've chosen a title to beat or contradict myself. Not so fast.
Within seconds, commonsense whispers to me that in such matters I should not trust it but find another perspective.
Commonsense works like a grand master of Judo, Akido or Taichi, yielding so sensitively that it avoids any injury.
Commonsense knows and readily admits its limits. Ask it : How far is it from here to the Sun? It will meekly replies: I don't know. Ask it : How thick is a water molecule? The same answer we get.
Science when really good, also works that way: It knows its limits. It is honest. It is always ready to defer to truth.
Here is a simpler calculation for commonsense:
In commonsense areas, commonsense wins.
In science, commonsense draws with science because it defers to science.
But what about science?
In commonsense areas, science suffers because it is overstepping.
In science, science draws with commonsense as explained before.
How come science has come to mean "arrogance," "rigidity," "hype" and "insincerity"?
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