While I don't think that consensus can bend the laws of physics, I believe that humans largely construct their social reality.

Buddhists often refer to things which are 'conditioned', i.e. dependent on conditions for their continued existence. Many so called truths humans believe in are conditioned, and also require maintenance (continued belief, and communication of the idea, embedding into institutions and laws etc...) to keep the alive.

See: https://www.amazon.com/Social-Construction-Reality-Sociology...