; Epiphenomenon / zombie reply: Several philosophers argue that consciousness, as Searle describes it, does not exist.

Several ancient philosophers expressed the idea that nature produces a huge variety of creatures, randomly, and that only those creatures that manage to provide for themselves and reproduce successfully survive ; well-known examples include Empedocles

Several of his students ( e. g. Morteza Motahhari ) later became leading Islamic philosophers and also marja.

Several philosophers have argued that just as there exists a problem of evil for theists who believe in an omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent being, so too is there a problem of good for anyone who believes in an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnimalevolent ( or perfectly evil ) being.

Several of Gauthier's students are now important moral, political, and legal philosophers in the United States and Canada.

Several ancient philosophers, including Heraclides Ponticus, wrote commentaries on the cult of Trophonios that are now sadly lost.

Several philosophers have tried to resolve the Carroll paradox.

Several philosophers and historians of science have, however, argued that Popper's definition of theory as a set of falsifiable statements is wrong because, as Philip Kitcher has pointed out, if one took a strictly Popperian view of " theory ", observations of Uranus when first discovered in 1781 would have " falsified " Newton's celestial mechanics.

Several philosophers in India combined religion and traditional medicine — notable examples being that of Hinduism and ayurveda.

Several notable philosophers criticised a belief in the gods.

Several philosophers, such as Pyrrho, Anaxarchus and Onesicritus, are said to have been selected by Alexander to accompany him in his eastern campaigns.

Several philosophers have criticized these examples ( Michael Tye, Fred Dretske ), claiming that the supposed extra quality can indeed be captured in terms of intentional content.

Several philosophers and scientists have focused on the philosophy of chemistry in recent years, notably, the Dutch philosopher Jaap van Brakel, who wrote The Philosophy of Chemistry in 2000, and the Maltese philosopher-chemist Eric Scerri, editor of the journal " Foundations of Chemistry " and author of Normative and Descriptive Philosophy of Science and the Role of Chemistry in Philosophy of Chemistry, 2004, among other articles.

Several philosophers have offered criticisms of experimental philosophy.

Several leading political philosophers consider Drury's attacks on Strauss and his followers to be unfounded.

Several of Raz's students have become important legal and moral philosophers, including the two current Professors in Jurisprudence at Oxford, John Gardner and Leslie Green.

Several prominent scientists, philosophers, and bloggers have been interviewed for the site.

Several eminent physicists and philosophers had to publish their material there — including the Irish physicist John Bell, the originator of Bell's theorem — as well as Sarfatti and other members of the Physics-Consciousness Research Group.

Historically, the Christian church and lay-people have believed that more women than men are involved in paganism and witchcraft, which can be seen as far back as 1487 with the printing of the Malleus Maleficarum Several modern authors of Wiccan books state that, in current Wicca, the situation is the same.

Several commentators believed that changing demographics and unfavourable preference deals would demolish the Nationals at the state election that year, but they went on to enjoy considerable success by winning two extra lower house seats.

Several characters, including Hamlet and Bertram ( in All's Well that Ends Well ), were, he believed, self-portraits.

Several sophists also questioned received wisdom about the gods and the Greek culture, which they believed was taken for granted by Greeks of their time, making them among the first agnostics.

Several neurodegenerative and other diseases are believed to result from the accumulation of amyloid fibrils formed by misfolded proteins.

Several stairways rise to the upper platform from the lower ; that at the northwest corner is believed by some archaeologists be part of a much wider monumental staircase, mostly hidden or destroyed, and dating from the Second Temple era.

Several months had passed between the naming of what was believed to have been the ninth planet, Pluto, on March 24, 1930, and the attachment of that name to the dog character.

Several of the Butchers, including John Murphy, were questioned about a serious assault in April 1977 in Union Street, near Belfast city centre, on a man they believed wrongly was a Catholic.

Several gods are believed to have had incarnations ( Avatars ).

Several years later ( about 1885 ), the Carney family moved to what is now Harford and Joppa roads, where Thomas Carney opened a general store which is believed to have served as the Eight Mile House on the turnpike.

Several historical sites such as Stone Tower, Steel Tower, the Wolf Pits, and Dungeon Rock, believed to be the site of still-unrecovered pirate treasure, are located here.

Several neurodegenerative and other diseases are believed to result from the accumulation of misfolded ( incorrectly folded ) proteins.

Several places along the Tay take their names from it, or are believed to have done so:

Several friends of Buster Douglas mistakenly believed that Douglas MacArthur was known as the " Desert Fox " and subsequently addressed the future Heavyweight Champion as such.

More recent longevity claims are subcategorized by many editions of Guinness World Records into four groups: " In late life, very old people often tend to advance their ages at the rate of about 17 years per decade .... Several celebrated super-centenarians ( over 110 years ) are believed to have been double lives ( father and son, relations with the same names or successive bearers of a title ) .... A number of instances have been commercially sponsored, while a fourth category of recent claims are those made for political ends ...." The estimate of 17 years per decade was corroborated by the 1901 and 1911 British censuses.

Several species are pathogenic in humans, including M. pneumoniae, which is an important cause of atypical pneumonia and other respiratory disorders, and M. genitalium, which is believed to be involved in pelvic inflammatory diseases.

Several cartridges for the Fairchild Channel F include previously unknown Easter eggs, programmed by Michael Glass and Brad Reid-Selth, that are believed to predate Robinett's work.

Several early authors believed the frilled shark to be a living representative of otherwise long-extinct groups of elasmobranchs ( sharks, rays, and their ancestors ), based on its multi-pointed teeth, the articulation of its upper jaw directly to the cranium behind the eyes ( called " amphistyly "), and its " notochord-like " spinal column with indistinct vertebrae.

Several other praenomina were believed to refer to the circumstances of a child's birth ; for instance, Agrippa was said to refer to a child who was born feet-first ; Caeso to a child born by the operation known today as a caesarian section ; Lucius to one born at dawn ; Manius to one born in the morning ; Numerius to one born easily ; Opiter to one whose father had died, leaving his grandfather as head of the family ; Postumus to a last-born child ( whether or not the father was dead ); Proculus to one whose father was far away ; Vopiscus to the survivor of twins, the other of whom was born dead.

Several former MPs believed the party would be dissolved by the junta, including former Khon Kaen MP Prajak Kaewklaharn.

Several of them believed him innocent.

Several of his contemporaries believed he did not get enough credit for surviving the short-pitched attacks of the Australian bowlers following the war.

Several Native American tribes believed that they could divine the future of a newborn or a friend who had left on a journey by looking in the marks and lines left in the ashes of a fire the next morning.

Several members of the Saturday Night Live cast believed her act was lightweight or disliked her religious views.