Barbarian
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Consensus is not evidence or proof though evidences or proofs may inspire that consensus, and while that in some cases may be correct, sheer numbers of people who agree with a perspective does not make it true!
Rather,, it that a true conclusion makes for consensus. And evidence is the way we know it is true. Which is why almost all biologists accept common descent. Even many IDers now accept the fact, e.g. Michael Denton and Michael Behe, both fellows of the Discovery Institute.