Consensus obviously is...in science or anything else. Peer review in particular requires it though "Popularity" is not the terminology used.
It's exactly what the left is doing. They want to throw climate skeptics in prison. These two videos show that conventional wisdom has a huge flaw.
With time, as evidence mounted supporting the Big Bang, Arp's contention was seen as less and less credible. https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/cosmologist-halton-arp-19272013/
I like a few of the comments section of your article. Why is it foolish to point out differences in conventional wisdom?