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When his patients describe odd beliefs, he pays close attention.
What he does achieve are a number of insights that apply universally (like the fact that Mr Phillips has odd beliefs, as we all do).
What we think we know about Shakespeare, for example, can lead us into all sorts of odd and limiting interpretations of the plays (maximally in the form of the truly odd beliefs of anti-Stratfordianism — see below).
"What they have in common is a kind of magical thinking, odd beliefs like they can read other people's minds, or see the future, or that things happening in their dreams come true".
Italian-Americans, on the other hand, were perplexed not only by their neighbors' odd beliefs but also by their strange habits -- like opting to spend most of their money on housing, even at the expense of buying food.
Some of my favorites include Ticketstubs (stories.about.ticketstubs.org), where people share the stories behind the stubs they keep; the City Stories Project (citystories.com); and I Used to Believe (iusedtobelieve.com), which collects odd beliefs that adults held when they were children.
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Another odd belief is about flowers growing on a grave.
Then there's Boehner's odd belief that the administration's decision to reorient missile defense -- a policy supported by Secretary Gates and Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- comes at the expense of America's allies.
Dear old Dot, she's got strong moral views and odd religious beliefs, but her heart's in the right place.
Although the timing and context of Trumps comments are more than a little odd, his beliefs and attitudes are not surprising.
Similarly, Matthew Yglesias described the misperception as one of the "odd American beliefs about politics" and noted that "lots of Americans believe lots of weird stuff" such as ESP, haunted houses, astrology, and ghosts.
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