kinda funny...

...a few weeks ago when Amos started a thread here "Thinking outside the box", the only replies he got for the first day or so was folks telling him what was wrong with the particulars of the story in the example, even though...

...everyone still knew what, in concept, Amos was asking, and
...the story, even in its imperfect way of doing so -- still made the point of thinking outside the box.

I think there is a strong sense here that agreement = ignorance. But heck, some people are just more discerning, think faster, have more prior knowledge -- just because they can decide that the majority is right, doesn't mean they didn't arrive at that conclusion without thought. I think the perception is often caused because there are always a number of those in the majority who, even though they may be right (on any given issue) are right for the wrong reason.