Pretty much anything is “locally correct for consequentialists in some instances”, that’s an extremely weak statement. You can always find some possible scenario where any decision, no matter how wrong it might be ordinarily, would result in better consequences than its alternatives.
A consequentialist in general must ask themselves which decisions will lead to the best consequences in any particular situation. Deciding to believe false things, or more generally, to put more credence in a belief than it is due for some advantage other than truth-seeking, is generally disadvantageous for knowing what will have the best consequences. Of course there are some instances where the benefits might outweigh that problem, though it would be hard to tell for that same reason, and saying “this is correct in some instances” is hardly enough to conclude anything substantial(not saying you’re doing that, but I’ve seen it done so you have to be careful with that sort of reasoning)
Pretty much anything is “locally correct for consequentialists in some instances”, that’s an extremely weak statement. You can always find some possible scenario where any decision, no matter how wrong it might be ordinarily, would result in better consequences than its alternatives.
A consequentialist in general must ask themselves which decisions will lead to the best consequences in any particular situation. Deciding to believe false things, or more generally, to put more credence in a belief than it is due for some advantage other than truth-seeking, is generally disadvantageous for knowing what will have the best consequences. Of course there are some instances where the benefits might outweigh that problem, though it would be hard to tell for that same reason, and saying “this is correct in some instances” is hardly enough to conclude anything substantial(not saying you’re doing that, but I’ve seen it done so you have to be careful with that sort of reasoning)