Full Idea
Sciences differ from common sense only in the degree of methodological sophistication.
Gist of Idea
Science is common sense, with a sophisticated method
Source
Willard Quine (Natural Kinds [1969], p.129)
Book Reference
Quine,Willard: 'Ontological Relativity and Other Essays' [Columbia 1969], p.129
A Reaction
Science is normal thinking about the world, but it is teamwork, with the bar set very high.