Description
Author: Trout, Joel
Watch the endless parade of cable news programs on air or scroll through social media and you will see people creating content, passing laws, committing crimes, and engaging in debates that defy logic, lack reasoning, and seem nonsensical. As you shake your head in disbelief, you may lament that common sense is not so common anymore. You may even ponder, is Common Sense dead?
According to author Joel David Trout, the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” In his thought-provoking and controversial book, The Death of Common Sense, Trout details how Common Sense has suffered a slow death in the past fifty years. Drawing from a wealth of data and research from scientists, sociologists, and even the Father of Common Sense, Thomas Paine, The Death of Common Sense does not shy away from divisive issues or incendiary point of views. Joel Trout details that when considering important issues regarding theology, evolution, racial equality, transgenderism, climate change, and even the “Mask Madness” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Common Sense has been abandoned in favor of groupthink and a daily diet of soundbites from political, social, and even theological pundits telling us what to think rather than thinking for ourselves.
Common Sense has been challenged by:
- Mask mandates: Statistical data shows nearly no difference in infection rates between mask wearers and non-mask-wearers.
- Subsidized unemployment: Workers who earned more by not working during the pandemic are now unwilling to go back to work.
- Systemic racism: When there is a charge of racism in everything and everywhere, it means racism is the norm, not the exception; therefore, there is no racism.
The Death of Common Sense does not solely list the areas of society in which Common Sense has been abandoned, and close without giving hope—that would not make Common Sense. It details the steps to take to avoid “Felony Stupidity,” rendering it mandatory reading for anyone who is a critical thinker, who believes in thinking for themselves. There is a relentless assault from the systems of the world to erode our commonsense values, but through careful study of the Bible, the informer of natural law and order, Common Sense can be rescued from its imminent death.
