In fact I'd consider that a pretty good principle in general. If most intro textbooks on the subject generally say one thing, we should say the same thing, even if some "authorities" disagree (though we should of course point out such disagreements where they exist, as in "most textbooks on the subject.say 'blah blah'; however X says 'blah blah' instead").
-Mark
Well, that's just being a slave to a different master. I'm not sure we can trust the winner of the academic dogfight either. I think of the days when psychology was defined as behaviorism and that was what all the introductory textbooks said, but it was mostly bull.
Fred