You can identify conventionally-minded people within a few seconds.

  These
people are simply collective. They completely merge with the collective
consciousness and unconsciously identify with the conventionally accepted
opinions, thoughts, and beliefs of their external environment. For example,
surely we all know people who watch the nightly news or read CNN or Fox,
and then, repeat what they’ve heard or read in conversation with each other,
with all of the authority and conviction of an original opinion.

As a rule, collective consciousness wins hands down with its “reasonable” generalities that

cause the average intelligence no difficulty whatever. It still believes in the necessary
connection of cause and effect and has scarcely taken note of the fact that causality has
become relative.(C.W. vol 8 par 424)
People like this have never actually considered their own thoughts on
matters, much less actually researched anything on their own. And by
research, I mean digging into resources outside of mainstream mass
media. Sadly, most people know only what conventional opinion tells them.
An authentic opinion is cultivated by honest reflection and consideration of
the matter at hand.