common sense results

Harry Harlow used rhesus monkeys to experiment about isolation and nurture. His research changed the way children were treated.

Animal rights activists of today say what he did back in the 50s was unethical, and have said it was "common sense results".

Now my beef with that is, that if it were common sense results, there would be no need to experiment.

You see, its common sense today, because NOW we know better, because someone had to find the answer and spread it around.

All common sense is grounded in some kind of science which means it had to be discovered and become a part of mainstream society in order for it to gradually become common sense.