Major difference between scientific knowledge and common sense

Plainly stated common sense is information gathered from everyday knowledge

and science is thorough research on a particular subject with concluded facts

it can correct our seriously flawed cognition and give us an unfiltered view of reality.
Most people put a lot of faith into relying on common sense and intuition, but as any
psychologist will tell you, this faith is misplaced.

Science helps us to understand the universe by freeing us from a reliance on

gut-feelings or unchecked reasoning hopelessly rooted in the unsystematic software of
our brains

Scientists also realize that these are man-made terms that may or may not exhibit
a close relationship to reality (but with objectivity we try our best).
The distinction between this structure of thought and common sense should be, well,
common sense. Common sense has no structure to it, is explicitly subjective, and is
subject to all manner of cognitive biases. There is no need for testing, replication, or
verification when you are reasoning for yourself. No checks for you to pass or fail, no
peers reviewing. It is no wonder why science is so much better at explaining things.

Common sense reasoning has no problem with the idea that the Sun goes around
the Earth because it sure looks like it does, doesn’t it? Humans already feel like they
are the center of the universe, why not accept a belief that confirms that notion?
Science is free from such constraints. Controls Science controls for possibly
extraneous sources of influence. The lay public does not control for such possibilities,
and therefore the chains of causation and explanation become tangled. When trying to
explain a phenomena, science rigorously excludes factors that may affect an outcome
so that it can be sure where the real relationships are

The person who believes that a full moon increases the rate of crime does not
control this hypothesis. Without control they may never see that statistics speak to the
contrary. Assuming a connection is never as meaningful as proving one. Correlation
and Causation Science systematically and conscientiously pursues “real” relationships
backed by theory and evidence.
 Common sense leads us to believe that giving children sugar causes them to be
more hyper. Science shows us that this is not the case. We see possible correlations
everywhere, but that does not mean much if we can’t prove it. “It seems right” is not
enough. When we use science to actually establish causation, it is for the betterment
of society. For a long time the tobacco industry would have us believe that smoking
did not lead to lung cancer, it is merely a correlation. Medical science has now shown
unequivocally that smoking causes lung cancer. How could common sense ever lead
us to this healthy conclusion? Would common sense ever intuit that smoke hurts your
lungs or that it contains harmful chemicals? It may seem like common sense now, but
remember that hindsight is 20/20. People who began smoking 60 years ago had no
clue that it was harmful. Even children smoked back then. Could common sense ever
grasp the methodological measures required to prove such a harmful connection? I do
not think so. That’s why we use science. Metaphysics Science rules out untestable,
“metaphysical” explanations where common sense does not. That which cannot be
observed (at least tangentially) or tested is of no concern to science. This is why
religious-based explanations of scientific concepts, i.e. creationism, is not a science
and has no business in the science classroom. Ghosts and goblins may be thought to
be the causes of many a shenanigan, but their reluctance to be tested or observed
renders them, at least scientifically, non-existent. If they have no effects that cannot
be explained naturally, if they are invisible, if they interact with no one and are only
revealed in anecdotes, what is the difference between those qualities and
non-existence? Metaphysical explanations so far offer nothing to the understanding of
the natural world. Common sense invokes them heavily, see the problem? Casting Off
the Chains We are just not as smart as we think we are and common sense won’t help
rectify that. It did not lead us to invent microwaves, planes, space shuttles, cell phones,
satellites, particle accelerators, or skyscrapers, nor did it to the discovery of other
galaxies, cures for infectious disease, or radioactivity, science did. Everything that
makes your life better than those who came before us is due to science. You would
probably not live past 40 if it wasn’t for scientific thinking. You may amble your way
through life, with a common sense master, assuming connections and learning little,
but only a scientific structure of thought will teach you about the universe