I'm not at all sure there is a correct answer for this one. It's almost like you need both. I've known alot of intelligent people with no more common sense than God gave a flea.

When I was a teen, I had a foster sister who was pretty smart. The common sense thing eluded her though and sometimes it used to drive me nuts. My brothers loved to tease her and did so often. One time, my oldest brother was talking about macaroni, and how it grew on trees. She took the bait like a hungry fish, and all the while I was slamming my head on the dining room table. As they were reeling her in, my brother said:

"You know, elbow macaroni is pretty hard to come by. It has to grow on corner plots."

No, I'm not kidding. But thankfully, she realized he was just pulling her leg. I most likely would have run screaming from the room if she would have fallen for it.

The point is, I think you need both, because one without the other is of no use. Intelligence, I think, I something that for the most part, is learned. I guess you could say that common sense is something learned by trial and error as a child, but generally, I believe it's a trait you are born with.

So what about you? Do you possess both?

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