Contrary to conventional wisdom, globalization is not homogenizing and Americanizing the cultures of the world.

Afghanistanica disarms the widely held belief that there are Chechen Jihadis on the ground in Afghanistan.

But, contrary to popular opinion, the two actually have little to do with each other.

This entails abandoning the prevailing dogma that taxes should only be increased when absolutely necessary.

I m just trying to figure out the best way in order to demolish this stigma that all Muslim people are terrorists, he says.

But dietetics conviction that health and morality are two sides of the same coin is a deep rooted notion.

The common belief that abused women are usually of low educational level is not confirmed.

But the main problem is not Obama it is the hubris of Americans belief in their exceptional role in the world a belief that has been abused too many times to promote unnecessary wars.

More specifically, in highly indebted countries and least developed countries (LDCs), the conviction that reform is needed does not always translate into concrete action.

The problem is that I used to share the common opinion about this disease I believed it only happened to those who used intravenous drugs.

The widespread belief among micro financiers is that the curbs were imposed not because the industry was exploitative, but because it offered an alternative to political patronage.

At that time, it was believed that one of the criteria needed to define a nation worthy of national rights was its use of a common language spoken by both the society and the individual.

While specific objectives have changed, the overarching belief that scientific knowledge transforms people s lives as cultural, educational, and institutional factors converge with technological and industrial dynamics has remained strong.

Indeed, contrary to the widely held assumption that evolution takes millennia to manifest itself, recent evidence suggests that its effects can become visible as quickly as in a few generations.

Unfortunately, Bo s case is not the exception in China, but the rule. Contrary to the prevailing perception in the West (especially among business leaders), the current Chinese government is riddled with clever apparatchiks like Bo who have acquired their positions through cheating, corruption, patronage, and manipulation.

Given the history of Western colonialism in Asia, the desire to maintain a distinct identity is both legitimate and understandable, as is the belief in many Asian countries first and foremost China that the time has come to settle old scores.

Why do we have that belief?

With the current belief in decentralization as one of the structural arrangements that facilitate the involvement of grass roots communities in the management of public affairs, such bottom up approaches and methodologies could successfully highlight the opinions and expectations of the citizens on public administration.

Michael Shermer on strange beliefs

Doubt, like belief, requires justification.

Whether it is the breakup of public monopolies, such as electricity, gas, telecommunications, and even the post office, or the replacement of military conscription by a professional military, or pension reform, France has changed much more than is commonly believed.

Catholicism is the country's predominant faith.

Islam is the predominant religion in Senegal.

The current trend is toward decentralization.

The Prescript suggested elements of white supremacist belief.

One of the writers of the constitution, Frederik Motzfeldt, argued that Jews would never assimilate themselves with the people of any country. Another asserted that Judaism encourages its followers to deceive Christians and other Gentiles.

The prevailing exchange rate system is lopsided.

The belief was that a person is a person only through other persons, and a broken person needed to be helped to be healed .What the offence had disturbed should be restored, and the offender and the victim had to be helped to be reconciled.

This finding refutes the common belief according to which, one of the predominant factors for demonstrating violent behaviour is unemployment. According to the Eurobarometer research, 88 of the Greeks who participated in this research replied that they consider unemployment as a factor leading to demonstration of violent behaviour against women.

This theory went strongly against conventional wisdom.

They would be called terrorists by the Israelis and the prevalent media because

The use of radio, television, and Internet in Mexico is prevalent.

The language is quite different from mainstream Yemeni Arabic.

Rampant insecurity seems to be the order of the day.

Jihadi extremism cannot be defeated unless the mainstream wins.

The liberalization of media is apparently on its way and a new text is expected by mid 2013, Yasmine rejoices.

Plastic litter is increasingly believed to be a source of persistent toxic substances.

The popular belief is that Tung was sacked or pressured to step down.

This means that prices will rise above trend.

Today s buzzword in the study of life is systems biology.

The prevailing depth is 3000 meters, and the maximum depth exceeds 4500 meters.

The prevailing model is one of education taught in Spanish.

We are concerned at the general inertia existing in the entire disarmament machinery.

Italians shared the same belief after the disillusion of 1848.

This served to justify the premium placed on female chastity.