'common mind' is a correct term in written English.
Generally speaking, it is used to refer to general consensus within a given group or society. For example, "The common mind of our society sees respect as an essential virtue."
To the common mind, though, they are.
"Warren and I are of a common mind," he said.
Human beings usually experience this common mind only under the stress of love or panic.
Legally independent, they sought by consultation to avoid overlapping and to develop a common mind.
"Unless the church comes to a common mind about whether the Bible is the basis on which we understand everything, we won't be able to come together.
The Eastern Orthodox churches detect a "common mind of the fathers" (consensus patrum), which allows for some variety of contribution and emphasis among the Fathers.
"We have a common mind-set about things," Dr. Kouloheris said.
Now, it is far more common to hear Indians — and especially Indian entrepreneurs — talk about a "common mind-set," and a shared commitment to democracy and capitalism.
By comparing the common mind-set that has produced both the past injustices against humans and the current abuses of animals, we can and do inspire debate and convince many people that it is a human obligation to speak out against injustice to all beings.
The computer scientist John Barnden has collected together some common mind-metaphors in his online databank (www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~jab/ATT-Meta/Databank), a glance at which suggests that physical, static conceptions (such as of ideas as possessions, or as graspable external entities) still dominate contemporary talk about the mind.
Some, notwithstanding the ovation in St Patrick's last Monday, would even like a softer line on abortion.Enough of a common mind-set remains that when Rudolph Giuliani (another pro-choice Catholic politician) last year denounced a painting of the Virgin incorporating elephant dung, his approval rating jumped from 60% to 80% among white Catholics.
