Some scholars believe that the apologetic view of Luke ’ s work is overemphasized and that it should not be regarded as a “ major aim of the Lucan writings .” While Munck believes that purpose of Luke ’ s work is not that clear-cut and sympathizes with other claims, he believes that Luke ’ s work can function as an apology only in the sense that it “ presents a defense of Christianity and Paul ” and may serve to “ clarify the position of Christianity within Jewry and within the Roman Empire .” Pervo disagrees that Luke ’ s work is an apology and even that it could possibly be addressed to Rome because he believes that “ Luke and Acts speak to insiders, believers in Jesus .” Freedman believes that Luke is writing an apology but that his goal is “ not to defend the Christian movement as such but to defend God ’ s ways in history .”

Some astrologers make claims that the position of all the planets must be taken into account, but astrologers were unable to predict the existence of Neptune based on mistakes in horoscopes.

Some Protestants feel that such claims of apostolic succession are proven false by the differences in traditions and doctrines between these churches: Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox consider both the Church of the East and the Oriental Orthodox churches to be heretical, having been anathematized in the early ecumenical councils of Ephesus ( 431 ) and Chalcedon ( 451 ) respectively.

Some critics have also analyzed the use of alleged front organizations and conflicted patient " advocacy " groups funded by pharmaceutical companies that seek to set the mental health agenda, including the use of the law to force people to take antipsychotics against their will, often justified by claims about risk of violence.

Some states, such as Virginia, do not provide for any class actions, while others, such as New York, limit the types of claims that may be brought as class actions.

Some European communities, claims Lemon, consider the Roma people to be of low caste.

Some states formalize their irredentist claims by including them in their constitutional documents.

Some Medieval commentators, following William of Malmesbury, claimed that Duncan was illegitimate, but this claim is propaganda reflecting the need of Malcolm's descendants by Margaret to undermine the claims of Duncan's descendants, the Meic Uilleim.

Some parapsychologists have claimed that the aggregate results of ganzfeld experiments indicate that, on average, the target image is selected by the receiver more often than would be expected by chance alone ; these claims have been summarized by parapsychologist Dean Radin in his book The Conscious Universe.

Allegations of vaccine injuries in recent decades have appeared in litigation in the U. S. Some families have won substantial awards from sympathetic juries, even though most public health officials have said that the claims of injuries were unfounded.

Some of the facts in Neubauer's version do not hold true with documented records of events, which point to Nuvolari, Varzi and Borzacchini agreeing to pool the prize money should one of them win, as opposed to Neubauer's claims of race fixing.

Some sportsmen and professional dancers claim to prefer Bikram yoga, because proponents argue it has injury-healing, emotion-strengthening, toxin-flushing, weight-managing, and career-extending effects though no concrete peer reviewed evidence has arisen to back up a single one of these claims.

Some research claims to have measured temperatures as high as 100, 000 Kelvin, and speculates temperatures could reach into the millions of Kelvin.

Some governments are tolerant and accepting of onshore asylum claims ; other governments arrest or detain those who attempt to seek asylum ; sometimes while processing their claims.

Some recent research claims that topically applied corticosteroids did not significantly increase the risk of skin thinning, stretch marks or HPA axis suppression ( and where such suppression did occur, it was mild and reversible where the corticosteroids were used for limited periods of time ).

Some biologists and physicists working in Kauffman's area reserve judgment on Kauffman's claims about self-organization and evolution.

Some of the things which he claims Tiggers can do include flying, jumping farther than a kangaroo, swimming, and climbing trees.

Some cast members, Baxter claims, were aggrieved at Allen's treatment of them.

Some historians, such as Jean Bottero, have made the claim that Mesopotamian religion is the world's oldest religion, although there are several other claims to that title.

Some international criticism has centered around the government of Karzai in early 2009 for failing to secure the country from Taliban attacks, systemic governmental corruption, and most recently, widespread claims of electoral fraud in the 2009 Afghan presidential election.

Some mythographers alleged that Helenus married Neoptolemus's mother, Deidamia, as well as Andromache, in order to consolidate his claims on part of Neoptolemus ' kingdom.

Some claims that he was buried or mysteriously disappeared on one of the islands in the Adriatic called after him ( Diomedeae ).

Some ancient sources infer that women were banned from offering blood-and-wine sacrifice in their own right ; even banned from handling such materials ; both claims are questionable.

Some modern scholars use the belief of Jesus ' followers in the resurrection as a point of departure for establishing the continuity of the historical Jesus and the proclamation of the early church.

Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism and seek a return to " the way things were ".

Some scholars believe film noir never really ended, but continued to transform even as the characteristic noir visual style began to seem dated and changing production conditions led Hollywood in different directions — in this view, post-1950s films in the noir tradition are seen as part of a continuity with classic noir.

Some have called into question whether the Renaissance was a cultural " advance " from the Middle Ages, instead seeing it as a period of pessimism and nostalgia for the classical age, while social and economic historians of the longue durée especially have instead focused on the continuity between the two eras, linked, as Panofsky himself observed, " by a thousand ties ".

Some modern scholars use the belief of Jesus ' followers in the resurrection as a point of departure for establishing the continuity of the historical Jesus and the proclamation of the early church.

Some continuity theorists point to earlier intellectual revolutions occurring in the Middle Ages, usually referring to either a European " Renaissance of the 12th century " or a medieval " Muslim scientific revolution ", as a sign of continuity.

Some changes for the new " Life With Archie " magazine, that created a " future " continuity, include the death of teacher Miss Grundy and Archie's wedding.

Some reviewers require that a prequel must lead up to the beginning of its original work, which is inconsistent with works that dispense with the narrative of previous work and are not significantly within the same continuity.

Some paleontologists have noted a perceived continuity in skeletal remains.

Some research shows that dolphins among other animals understand concepts such as numerical continuity ( but not necessarily counting ).

Some childminders work with either childminding assistants or with co-childminders, which often increases the number of children that can be cared for and individual childminders can request a ‘ variation ’ which may increase the children that they care for particularly for ‘ continuity of care ’ or for twins.

Some reboots – informally known as " soft " reboots – incorporate stories from the previous continuity into the new one rather than erasing them completely, while subjecting them to revision in order to fit them in.

Some details of Baley's life lack continuity throughout the Robot novels.

Some tools indicate continuity into Phase 4, which is similar in date to Late PPNB.

Some archaeologists have pointed to evidence that there was a significant amount of continuity of prehistoric economic, architectural, and social structures, suggesting that the transition between the Neolithic, Helladic and early Greek cultures may have continued without major rifts in social texture.

Some modern interventions, such as the Garda station, are less successful in maintaining the original continuity of the urban fabric.

Some " stand-alone " shows, such as The Simpsons or Law & Order, may film episodes in radically different order to how they are aired, because character development and continuity are not major aspects of production.

Some characters introduced here in standalone, anthological stories were later retconned into Marvel Universe continuity.

Some of the remaining staff were moved to Rothamsted during Long Ashton's final years, providing some continuity with the programmes of work under way prior to closure.

Some of the retcons introduced in Sandman Mystery Theatre have been reflected in modern DC continuity.

Some claim that the fact that they share the same number could be a continuity error on the animator's part.

Some minor continuity errors involve the visual appearance of the Bismarck.

Some Zentraedi rebelled against the Earth government ( in what became known as the Malcontent Uprisings in secondary continuity materials ).