Common Knowledge

[Sternly]

what is it? I know what it means, but are you suppose to know by it? Like we were talking and someone said, and they ask you common knowledge staff.... so I said, well what is that? Since for me almost everything seems to be part of the "common knowledge"...... and the thing went on, and I realise that for people History and Literature things were like common knowledge staff, but when it came to 'the siences' it was almost everything what they called "expecific knowledge" or something like that :confused:

[Professor Peedston]

Things that you can safely assume that everyone knows.

[Sternly]

That's the thing! I always assume people know, or should know, certain things......especially when it comes to Chemistry and Biology.......... History & Geography........ it's like things that everyone should know, but that t affects them too :/

[Professor Peedston]

Yeah, I guess the term "common knowledge" doesn't really extend to a lot specific information, especially science things. It's all relative, though. If you were in a room full of chemists, it would obviously be different than if you were in a room full of, say, poets.

 

I know I'm stating the obvious. :P

[Sternly]

I've been always taught that is obvious.......... to start with

and second is like.......... for me is obvious, I don't know....... the nae of Russia's capital or when was the Gold War and what happened and so........ but then it seems like just a few people know about it, since it doesn't affect them personally and......... its not like "I need to know it" :/

[labell]

i think common knowledge is basic stuff....like 2+2=4 and don't stick your hand on a hot stove. stuff to get you through life. :P

[BlissfullyMuse]

Erm :stunned: hehe my mind is full of shit at the mo lol :lol:

[labell]

i guess thats common too! haha

[Skinned Alive]

common knowledge (or "common sense") is stuff you could (and should) easily have picked up by yourself, and you can safely assume that pretty much everyone knows.

 

stuff like Pythagoras' Theorem, and Newton's laws of physics, and the dates the Roman Emperors were born and when they died, and how the nervous system works. These things are NOT common sense.

[labell]

exactly...or like all the presidents and when they were president and when the wars were and all that crap....I cant remember any of that stuff and i have a huge test on it in a week..shit.

[Sternly]

ah! I take that also as common knowledge............. because I make a difference with common sense..... that's like don't put your hand on the stove......... you know like what you call common knwoledge :confused:

[Professor Peedston]

Yeah, there is a difference between common knowledge and common sense, but Skinned Alive pretty much had the right idea.

[Sternly]

but that was common sense! I meant the other thing!

[mycdplayerisbroke]

for me is obvious' date=' I don't know....... the nae of Russia's capital or when was the Gold War and what happened and so........ but then it seems like just a few people know about it, since it doesn't affect them personally and......... its not like "I need to know it" :/[/quote']

hahah

you don't know when the cold war was?

much less the capital of russia?

[Skinned Alive]

but that was common sense! I meant the other thing!

 

Well, things like Pythagoras' Theorem, Newton's laws of physics, the dates when Roman Emperors were born and died, and how the nervous system works aren't common knowledge either.

[*Justine*]

something generally known to everyone, based that they have had some sort of education.

[bart]

this is something I suffer from I am sure. !

[Sternly]

but that was common sense! I meant the other thing!

 

Well, things like Pythagoras' Theorem, Newton's laws of physics

 

I think that's common knowledge....... he other is discussable (from discuss) but that I think everyone knows what it is, or at least they can deduce it.......

 

anyway, I think this going no where

[Reilly]

For the guy who was making fun of her for not knowing when the Cold War was, stuff this in your face, she said she didnt know when the GOLD War was...... Yeah. :confused:

[mycdplayerisbroke]

there's no such thing as a fucking gold war

and she misspells everything

[Reilly]

Oh- oh dear god no, you really... No... YOURE REALLY THAT STUPID

 

I was kidding, and she speaks another language you ignorant fuck.

[mycdplayerisbroke]

obviously are you kidding me?

[Sternly]

ah! mycd...... I know that sentence was awfully writen! I read it and even I got shocked, but I said that for that was obvious (I don't know meant, like for example). You got the wrong way, and that's it.

 

Me still thoinks Bananaman is like here and there! :/

[mycdplayerisbroke]

what sentence

 

i understood like 1/10th of that paragraph

[Mojo Pin]

I was kidding, and she speaks another language you ignorant fuck.

So do i ,big deal :idea2: oh GOLD war, yeah right, walking for the beach,fucking..uh huh :dozey: (only eric and thom will get this one ) :cool: