Many scholars consider modern anthropology as an outgrowth of the Age of Enlightenment, a period when Europeans attempted to study human behavior systematically, the known varieties of which had been increasing since the fifteenth century as a result of the first European colonization wave.

Many scholars see the persistence of Germanic Arianism as a strategy that was followed in order to differentiate the Germanic elite from the local inhabitants and their culture and also to maintain the Germanic elite's separate group identity.

Many scholars debate over what happened on the threshing floor ; yet it seems unlikely Boaz and Ruth had sexual relations based on the narrative's portrayal of their character ( esp.

Many scholars see Banquo as a foil and a contrast to Macbeth.

Many scholars in those days thought it reasonable to believe that there exist means for transforming cheaper ( base ) metals into gold.

Many scholars argue that these sophisticated fortifications allowed the east to develop relatively unmolested while Ancient Rome and the west collapsed.

Many biblical scholars conclude that Matthew 24: 15 and Mark 13: 14 are prophecies after the event about the siege of Jerusalem in AD 70 by the Roman general Titus ( see Dating of the Gospel of Mark ).

Many scholars employ the term, especially those in the fields of history, cultural studies, and postcolonial theory.

Many modern scholars of liberalism argue that no particularly meaningful distinction between classical and modern liberalism exists.

Many legal scholars believe that a number of legal cases, in particular Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, established that the use of content-control software in libraries is a violation of the First Amendment.

Many scholars such as Jerome visited the school of Alexandria to exchange ideas and to communicate directly with its scholars.

Many scholars consider the epistle to be written in the late 1st or early 2nd centuries, after the death of James the Just.

Many Islamic scholars and modern Western academics do not view Uzair as " Ezra "; for example Professor Gordon Darnell Newby associates Uzair with Enoch and Metatron.

Many scholars now believe that the author was one of Paul's pupils or associates, citing stylistic differences between Hebrews and the other Pauline epistles.

Many modern conservative scholars today also suggest that Solomon is an unlikely author.

Many scholars see this as an indication that this letter was written before the Epistle to the Galatians, where Paul formed and identified his positions on these matters.

Many Asian civilizations distinguish between art / court / classical styles and " folk " music, though cultures that do not depend greatly upon notation and have much anonymous art music must distinguish the two in different ways from those suggested by western scholars.

Many Muslim scholars argue that even though technology may have advanced, the fundamentals of human life have not and is in the scope of current laws.

Many scholars are convinced that Peter was not the author of this letter because the author had to have a formal education in rhetoric / philosophy and an advanced knowledge of the Greek language.

Many scholars also doubt Petrine authorship because they are convinced that 1 Peter is dependent on the Pauline epistles and that is was written after Paul ’ s ministry because it shares many of the same motifs espoused in Ephesians, Colossians, and the Pastoral Epistles.

Many scholars take Mark 16: 8 as the original ending and believe the ending ( Mark 16: 9-20 ) was written later.

Many believe " the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles originally constituted a two-volume work ", which scholars refer to as Luke-Acts.

Many also argue that monopolies tend to be corrupt and inefficient.

Many anarchists also argue that private defense and court agencies would have to have a good reputation in order to stay in business.

Many Austrians also argue that capital allocated to investment goods cannot be quickly augmented to create consumption goods.

Many goals have been argued for art, and aestheticians often argue that some goal or another is superior in some way.

Many nationalist movements, such as the French National Front, Austrian Freedom Party, or the Italian Lego Nord are opposed to globalization, but argue that the alternative to globalization is the protection of the nation-state, sometimes, according to critics, in explicitly racist or fascist terms.

Many members of the movement are also aware of this, and argue that, as long as they have a common opponent, they should march together-even if they don't share exactly the same political vision.

Many epistemologists studying justification have attempted to argue for various types of chains of reasoning that can escape the regress problem.

Many philosophers argue to the contrary, believing that, for example, the laws of thought cannot be revised and may be " held come what may ".

Many theologians argue for a Christology that is expressly based on the Trinity and an understanding of the interpersonal relationships between Father and Son and between Son and Holy Spirit.

Many libertarian socialists argue that large-scale voluntary associations should manage industrial manufacture, while workers retain rights to the individual products of their labor.

Many argue that the author of the book must have been a companion of the Apostle Paul, because of several passages in Acts written in the first person plural ( known as the We Sections ).

Many scientists argue that the Permian-Triassic extinction event was caused by a combination of some or all of the hypotheses above and other factors ; the formation of Pangaea decreased the number of coastal habitats and may have contributed to the extinction of many clades.

Many proponents do not argue that everything should be privatized.

Many argue that these are not themselves alive in the traditional sense, but these structures exhibit many of the characteristics of cells accepted as living cells:

Many economists working within the neoclassical paradigm argue that there is a natural rate of unemployment which, when subtracted from the actual rate of unemployment, can be used to calculate the negative GDP gap during a recession.

Many argue that it is homosexual actions which are sinful, rather than the state of being homosexual itself.

Many also argue that giving traditionally male roles to women will only detract from both women's and men's ability to lead truly fulfilling lives.

Many religious believers believe that religious pluralism should entail not competition but cooperation, and argue that societal and theological change is necessary to overcome religious differences between different religions, and denominational conflicts within the same religion.

Many film scholars and buffs argue that the aesthetic quality of cinema decreased for several years until directors, actors, and production staff adapted to the new " talkies ".

Many scholars argue that socialist law was not a separate legal classification.

Many opponents of school choice such as Martin Carnoy argue that public schools perform similarly to private schools when teaching similar groups of students, and that the conception of public schools as " failing " in comparison to private schools is more due to the demographic differences between public and private schools than to actual differences in the quality of the education the schools offer.