Is Common Sense common?

Common sense is a basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things that are shared by ("common to") nearly all people and can reasonably be expected of nearly all people without the need for debate.

An atheist is a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.  The film attached reasons some points for consideration.

The Atheist Delusion 

Exodus 20:16
"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour.
The laws of the SECOND table, that is, the last six of the ten commandments, state our duty to ourselves and to one another, and explain the great commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, Luke 10:27.  Godliness and honesty must go together.  The fifth commandment concerns the duties we owe to our relations.  Honour thy father and thy mother, includes esteem of them, shown in our conduct; obedience to their lawful commands; come when they call you, go where they send you, do what they bid you, refrain from what they forbid you; and this, as children, cheerfully, and from a principle of love.  Also submission to their counsels and corrections. Endeavouring, in every thing, to comfort parents, and to make their old age easy; maintaining them if they need support, which our Saviour makes to be particularly intended in this commandment, Matthew 15:4-6.  Careful observers have noted a peculiar blessing in temporal things on obedient, and the reverse on disobedient children.  The sixth commandment requires that we regard the life and the safety of others as we do our own.  Magistrates and their officers, and witnesses testifying the truth do not break this command. Self-defence is lawful, but much which is not deemed murder by the laws of man is such before God. Furious passions, stirred up by anger or by drunkenness, are no excuse: more guilty is murder in duels, which is a horrible effect of a haughty, revengeful spirit.  All fighting, whether for wages, for renown, or out of anger and malice, breaks this command, and the bloodshed therein is murder.  To tempt men to vice and crimes which shorten life may be included. Misconduct, such as may break the heart, or shorten the lives of parents, wives, or other relatives, is a breach of this command.  This command forbids all envy, malice, hatred, or anger, all provoking or insulting language. The destruction of our own lives is here forbidden. This commandment requires a spirit of kindness, longsuffering, and forgiveness.  The seventh commandment concerns chastity. We should be as much afraid of that which defiles the body, as of that which destroys it. Whatever tends to pollute the imagination, or to raise the passions, falls under this law, as impure pictures, books, conversation, or any other like matters. The eighth commandment is the law of love as it respects the property of others.  The portion of worldly things allotted us, as far as it is obtained in an honest way, is the bread which God hath given us; for that we ought to be thankful, to be contented with it, and, in the use of lawful means, to trust Providence for the future.   Imposing upon the ignorance, easiness, or necessity of others, and many other things, break God's law, though scarcely blamed in society.  Plunderers of kingdoms though above human justice will be included in this sentence. Defrauding the public, contracting debts without prospect of paying them, or evading payment of just debts, extravagance, all living upon charity when not needful, all squeezing the poor in their wages; these, and such things, break this command; which requires industry, frugality, and content, and to do to others, about worldly property, as we would they should do to us.  The ninth commandment concerns our own and our neighbour's good name. This forbids speaking falsely on any matter, lying, equivocating, and any way devising or designing to deceive our neighbour.  Speaking unjustly against our neighbour, to hurt his reputation. Bearing false witness against him, or in common conversation slandering, backbiting, and tale-bearing; making what is done amiss, worse than it is, and in any way endeavouring to raise our reputation upon the ruin of our neighbour's.  How much this command is every day broken among persons of all ranks! The tenth commandment strikes at the root; Thou shalt not covet. The others forbid all desire of doing what will be an injury to our neighbour; this forbids all wrong desire of having what will gratify.  
Referenced from Matthew Henry scriptural commentary  

Accusing Without Evidence
All of us have had those rash feelings of rage or anger.  Some of the reasons that create those feelings have been irrational and most of us regret it.  I will emphasise the importance of evidence/proof before accusing people of having done something. 

Some of us get stress relief by accusing others but I think that it is not right all the time.  Before you accuse someone, there should always be enough proof to prove your accusations.  Without proof, you are basically making a hopeless case out of thin air.  You may be hurting someone because of something they have done even if they may not know where you got your ideas from.  If they don’t know what they did, then how are you supposed to change them with your ideas?  If you want to make use of what you’re arguing about, the proof is vital.  If you don’t use it then you will be wasting your time.

People don’t want their time wasted and you won’t get far because they will think you are a joke.
To accuse someone is to use “knowledge”, you can say someone did something but no one will believe you until you show evidence.  Having an opinion is “assuming” or simply being opinionated.  If you really want to win something then use the knowledge that comes from proof.

Most people do not want to hear people continuously argue about a certain thing if it doesn’t lead to a clear-cut conclusion. Everyone has their opinions and they should be heard, but they should be extremely careful when it may potentially harm a person.  This is when evidence is very important.
If you don’t use evidence with your reasons to accuse people, then you are simply bullying the person.  You will look like a bad person yourself and that is probably not what you want.  To save your time and energy, please be reasonable in the way you argue if you want to change someone.  Not everyone is willing to heed to your every command and you should accept that.  If you try to force it, they will still not believe you completely because you have no basis for your argument, and they will continue to ignore your motives.

Also, majority’s vote isn’t always the most accurate form of evidence because they stem from opinions.  Remember, you are trying to prove something.  Simply getting people to support you isn’t good enough evidence.  Anyone can manipulate their opinions.

Think if what you’re accusing someone is even worth it.  Are you sure you’re just over thinking it?  Are you being a hypocrite?

For example, don’t irrationally try to create something factual because of your opinions. Make sure your statement is valid.  Just because you “think” something is “that” doesn’t mean it really is “that”.  Constantly taking that stance will make you opinionated but won’t guarantee that it’s entirely right. People might perceive you as annoying rather than knowledgeable.  If you really want to change something then complaining isn’t enough.  Actually, try and do something reasonable.  Actually, take action on fixing an issue.  This is why I suggest you not to try to force something into the minds of others because not everyone is gullible.  You could accidentally create an unwanted argument and then you will realise the unnecessary trouble that you have caused.

Most often than not, these arguments will not end nicely and one side will probably feel burned.
Seriously, if you’re going to hurt someone because of something that they have done; then you should really prove that they actually did something wrong before actually hurting them.

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