I wasn’t the one who made the assertion ... :-) ...
Yea, I know but just whispering it deserved a response for those who buy that. :)
Science in itself demands non-adherence to consensus, despite what Al and Barry tell us. Thoery is the bedrock of science and consensus can only be driven by facts either proved or disproved by the facts derived by investigating said theories, honestly and openly. It is what they call peer review.
Peer review during the dark ages was at the stake and sadly peer review today is at the end of a government grant.