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The fact that you're down voted really speaks to the level of scientific illiteracy here
I think because it's a joke and you both got whoooshed
Nope, it's because of the "common sense" as in "everyone who doesn't know what I know is stupid".
From talking to other people, I believe my knowledge of colors and light is considerably higher than normal, but I would never think someone lacks "common sense" (which reads to me that they are stupid) for not knowing these things.
In fact when I show people how some colors are not visibly reflected on different wavelengths, and they seem interested, it makes me happy. I don't expect them to know that, but the fact that they are curious and interested shows they are willing to learn, and that is nice.
But comments like these makes people not want to learn.