It’s important to notice which beliefs you hold credulously and which critically.
If the reason for your belief is Credulity—you just follow the current consensus on general principles that it’s more likely to be right than wrong—then you shouldn’t change your belief based on same clever new argument. But you should update your belief if the current consensus changes.
If the reason for your belief is Critical Thinking—you have deeply engaged with the topic and evaluated all the available evidence yourself—then you should update your belief when you find a new argument and not when the consensus shifts.
Now whether it makes sense to apply Critical Thinking is a question of ones competence. You can not engage critically with everything and trying to do it in a sphere you lack knowledge is likely to lead you astray. But when you are truly capable of doing your own research it is an extremely rewarding thing to do.
It’s important to notice which beliefs you hold credulously and which critically.
If the reason for your belief is Credulity—you just follow the current consensus on general principles that it’s more likely to be right than wrong—then you shouldn’t change your belief based on same clever new argument. But you should update your belief if the current consensus changes.
If the reason for your belief is Critical Thinking—you have deeply engaged with the topic and evaluated all the available evidence yourself—then you should update your belief when you find a new argument and not when the consensus shifts.
Now whether it makes sense to apply Critical Thinking is a question of ones competence. You can not engage critically with everything and trying to do it in a sphere you lack knowledge is likely to lead you astray. But when you are truly capable of doing your own research it is an extremely rewarding thing to do.