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Is it true that a good amount of smart people?

Lack common sense? I knew someone who was very intelligent but had no common sense whatsoever. He stayed confused trying to analyze everything. That really only took common sense to solve.

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  • 8 years ago
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    No --- I have had the pleasure of working with some very high IQ gentlemen a few years ago..... They all had plenty if not more common sense than most folks....... So the reality is - They are like anyone else.... Some have common sense and some didn't.....

    and on the other hand I knew this other guy who was about as intellectual as a bag of rocks..... He had more common sense than most people I ever knew......

  • most of them do have common sense, only a few doesn't have it. but some not so smart people too are lack of common sense. so i guess let i be smarts or nots, some people have it and some don't. There are lot of smart people who are equally good in leadership.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Many times even the so-called smart people have absolutely no common sense what-so-ever......i.e. Politicians

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Sometimes emotions can get in the way of intelligence, and they are two different things, but I agree for the most part.

  • 8 years ago

    I'm sorry, but I've got to agree with the majority of the previous answerers here.

  • jeff
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    Sadly, yes it is often true

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    yes i think so

  • 8 years ago

    At times, yes...smart people also have high sexual stamina..that's why they seem like ...DUH at times

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