making sense of "uncommon sense"

How often have you heard people say, "just use good common sense"? Maybe that's what you use when faced with decisions. "Common sense" is so common that you may not have thought much about what you mean when you say, "I prefer to rely on common sense."

Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet in 1776 outlining the reasons the Colonies should seek independence from England. It laid out persuasive arguments for why Protestant values were best served by presenting a distinctly different American identity. It is the best selling American title even today.

Wikipedia explains that "common sense" is now used to mean anything with shared value and acceptance among most people without the need for debate. The origin of the phrase in both the Greek and Latin generally relate to natural instincts, such as how animals instinctively respond to stimuli in ways that work best for them.

It is easy to make the linkage between "common sense" and culture and "common sense" and nature, since both are strong influences on sense-making that produce legitimate, instinctive responses.

So, what would "uncommon sense" be? We really don't have a wiki pedia explanation of this term. Most people would wonder why anyone might desire "uncommon sense." How could there ever be an advantage to go against conventional wisdom? Well, here's an idea.

Culture and human nature produce legitimate thoughts, feelings and actions, but not necessarily the best. In fact culture and nature are filled with flawed instincts of blind conformity and self-serving bias. "Common sense" may lead to failure and destruction when individuals act naturally and normally to manipulate their surroundings for their own benefit.

So, what if "uncommon sense" has a better way to determine truth, a better view of reality, a better way to get our needs met, and a better way to know we are OK? Would that make "uncommon sense" 'mo' better", a better way to make decisions? What must we know b4 we can have that kind of sense?  Consider that's a journey worth taking .....