In the history of science, there is one enduring constant. It is this: The consensus is always WRONG. Advances in science are called breakthroughs because they break through the conventional wisdom and alter our perceptions and our further development. We remember the names of those who make the breakthroughs — Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Einstein. We don’t remember the names of the untold millions who concurred with the consensus. Why would we?
