I do not appreciate you using the language, ignorance isn't the same thing as lack of intelligence.
I understand that Wikipedia says that the majority of scholars think that but that is due to the social aspects that are now wrongly associated specifically with left and right. It's a very conservative regime socially but centrist economically.
Majority thinking something, even among scholars, means the idea is easier to digest than its alternative and while this actually can mean the 'correct' option is picked by the majority it also can be due to blinkered context that a wrong interpretation is reached.