Chen was an exceptional student, but this poor experiences taking the Confucian civil service exams resulted in a lifelong tendency to advocate unconventional beliefs and to criticize traditional ideas.

Jesper furthermore held the unconventional belief that angels and spirits were present in everyday life.

Harding's unconventional beliefs had placed him in jeopardy twice before.

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But their unconventional beliefs and practices - including polygamy for a while - and their growing numbers were met with opposition and violence.

He was a man of strong, though unconventional, religious beliefs which his interest in archaeology and astronomy partly fuelled.

They are more likely to hold unconventional beliefs.

Christopher Bird (May 11, 1928 - May 2, 1996) was a best-selling author, specialising in unconventional beliefs.

Corentin Louis Kervran (1901 - 2 February 1983) was a French scientist best known for his defense of the unconventional belief in biological transmutation.

But some permit holders seem to have unconventional beliefs about the meaning of official business, not to mention elastic notions of time.