> Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be

> Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society. Um, surely this statement needs to be qualified in some way? For example, I'd guess that over 10% of the population is "unshakably" pro-life, and over 10% of the population is unshakably pro-choice, and yet it is impossible that both beliefs will become held by the majority of society.