For many decades, consciousness as a research topic was avoided by the majority of mainstream scientists, because of a general feeling that a phenomenon defined in subjective terms could not properly be studied using objective experimental methods.

Public opposition and criticism have emerged, led by the EFA and gaining irregular mainstream media attention, with a majority of Australians reportedly " strongly against " its implementation.

* The atonement: The majority Christian interpretation of the Anselmian-Calvinist doctrine of the atonement as penal substitution has been criticized in mainstream Christianity since the 19th century, resulting in increasing rejection of traditional penal substitution.

It has two main groups: " straights ", now the minority, emphasize vitalism, innate intelligence and spinal adjustments, and consider vertebral subluxations to be the cause of all disease ; " mixers ", the majority, are more open to mainstream views and conventional medical techniques, such as exercise, massage, and ice therapy.

Koester articulates a majority view among scholars that Justin considered the " memoirs of the apostles " to be accurate historical records but not inspired writings, whereas scholar Charles E. Hill, though acknowledging the position of mainstream scholarship, contends that Justin regarded the fulfillment quotations of the gospels to be equal in authority.

The majority of mainstream wrestlers begin on the independent circuit.

Although the majority of sects within Judaism, Christianity and Islam do not believe that individuals reincarnate, particular groups within these religions do refer to reincarnation ; these groups include the mainstream historical and contemporary followers of Kabbalah, the Cathars, and the Shia sects such as the Alawi Shias and the Druze and the Rosicrucians.

Whereas many supermodels of the previous era were American-born, their accents making for an easier transition to stardom, the majority of models began coming from non-English speaking countries and cultures, making the crossover to mainstream spokesperson and cover star difficult.

It is defined by the majority of mainstream economists as being an acceptable level of natural unemployment above 0 %, the discrepancy from 0 % being due to non-cyclical types of unemployment.

Unemployment above 0 % is advocated as necessary to control inflation, which has brought about the concept of the Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment ( NAIRU ); the majority of mainstream economists mean NAIRU when speaking of " full " employment.

The initialism has become mainstream as a self-designation and has been adopted by the majority " sexuality and gender identity-based " community centers and media in the United States and some other English-speaking countries.

Some argue that the use of corsetry and hobble skirts back in the late 18th century was the first mainstream note of fetish fashions, because the majority of society did not have access to these articles.

The vast majority of mainstream scholars fall in to the " late " camp

Like the 1950s Beat Generation before them, the vast majority of the urban folk revivalists shared a disdain for the values of mainstream American mass culture.

Today, a large majority of mainstream films featured on Cinemax are from the 1990s to present, with some films from the 1970s and 1980s included on the schedule.

Between the trial and the executions there were widespread protests and claims of antisemitism ; the charges of antisemitism were widely believed abroad, but not among the vast majority in the United States, where the Rosenbergs did not receive any support from mainstream Jewish organizations nor from the American Civil Liberties Union ; the ACLU would not acknowledge any violations of civil liberties.

By calling attention to differences between these groups and the majority, the government may foster resentment towards them by the majority and, in turn, cause the immigrant group to turn inward and shun mainstream culture.

His claim was not taken seriously by mainstream Roman Catholicism, the vast majority of whom were unaware of his existence.

The Shia Ismailis, who in turn split from the Shia mainstream of Twelvers over another succession dispute, have subsumed several groups which the majority of Muslims view as heterodox, such as the Seveners, and gnostic-influenced Alawites, and many other sects and subsects.

Mark Edward Nero of About. com stated, " In general, neo-soul has remained almost exclusive to R & B outlets such as urban radio and Black Entertainment Television [...] the majority of neo-soul artists have yet to crossover to mainstream American music listeners, partially because the music's sound generally focuses on artist expression, rather than popular appeal ".

's albums ), newschool ( Paluch, Aifam ), rapcore ( Kazik ), ragga ( AbraDab ), crunk ( Połnocny Toruń Projekt ), bounce ( Tede ) or gangsta /" street " rap Razem Ponad Kilo, Fabuła, Dixon 37, Hemp Gru, Chada, Sobota, Peja-especially his earliest recordings ), some of the artists also mix the genres ( Słoń had hardcore punk and metal vocalists as guests on his solo albums and mixtapes with Shellerini, NON Koneksja mixes reggaeton with gangsta rap, Firma has reggae and grime influences but is mostly a gangsta / street rap group ), but the majority of Polish rappers, both on the mainstream and underground scenes, is the trueschool rap, which resembles the East Coast sound with reflective lyrics about life and other important personal subjects ( however in the underground the reflective subjects are often abandoned and replaced with emphasis on the advanced techniques of writing lyrics and rapping, such as multiple rhymes and various puns-this style is represented by Dinal, consisting of Pan Wankz, Mejdej and Urbek, Okoliczny Element, which consists of Mejdej, Ninjah and Szufla, and solo rappers such as Smarki Smark, Zkibwoy, LaikIke1 ).

The field has also moved both toward the treatment of interethnic relations, and toward the study of communication strategies used by co-cultural populations, i. e., communication strategies used to deal with majority or mainstream populations.

The majority of mainstream economists would probably then accept this theory as an element in their theory which does not give adequate attention to issues of consumer demand and marginal utility.

Although majority Hindu and minority Muslim political leaders were able to collaborate closely in their criticism of British policy into the 1920s, British support for a distinct Muslim political organisation, the Muslim League from 1906 and insistence from the 1920s on separate electorates for religious minorities, is seen by many in India as having contributed to Hindu-Muslim discord and the country's eventual Partition.

However, the ruling party then lost its majority in by-elections in 2005, as discontinued reform plans, continual labor unrest, Roh's personal feuds with the media, diplomatic friction with the United States and Japan, caused criticism of the government's incompetence of political, socioeconomical issues and foreign affairs.

While the act has several titles and provisions, the majority of criticism stems from the act's tightening of habeas corpus laws.

Although this could sometimes be a harsh process, the majority of community members appreciated this criticism because it allowed them to try to better themselves.

The quota system has met with criticism from the Finnish speaking majority, some of whom consider the system unfair.

The majority of Gautier's career was spent writing a weekly column of theatrical criticism.

With him criticism attained its majority.

Holmgren's refusal to toe the majority line on introduced and invasive species has led to some ill-informed criticism of permaculture in a debate which is very much alive in the Australian environmental movement.

A Senate that is destined to lose its majority as a result of such a change is called a lame-duck Senate and often attracts criticism if it blocks Government measures introduced in the House of Representatives.

Another criticism of the prize is that the large majority of winners have been male, Jewish, and secular.

Harlan alone dissented, vigorously, charging that the majority had subverted the Reconstruction Amendments: " The substance and spirit of the recent amendments of the constitution have been sacrificed by a subtle and ingenious verbal criticism.

After the bid failed, she faced criticism that she had undervalued the airline, was reluctant to release upgraded profit forecasts and did not act in the best interests of the majority of shareholders.

Another criticism, noted by Media Education Foundation's documentary Captive Audience, is that very little time is dedicated to actual news and the majority of the programming is soft, sensationalistic " fluff " with corporate marketing and PR tie-ins to promote products and services, arguing that it further corrupts the school setting with consumerism.

This traditional view has come under growing criticism and democracies have increasingly included constraints in what the parliamentary majority can do, in order to protect citizens ' fundamental rights.

Beginning in 2000, Dougan's government was subjected to serious criticism from the parliamentary majority with regard to allegations of corruption.

Though the reporter who conducted the interview later rescinded Kovalev's quotes, and the tape she used never surfaced, a majority of the fans and members of the media believe the criticism to have actually happened.

Following a series of close votes and much criticism of the weakness of the Assembly administration, Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition in October 2000 with the two parties sharing power, including ministerial appointments, with Labour the majority party.

The majority of company criticism was directed towards a Nalgene device that prevents rabbits from breaking their own backs during pyrogen testing.

Despite the plot being a source of significant criticism, the majority of academics and musicians agree in calling it a magnum opus, particularly lauding its craftmanship.

A common criticism of consensus decision-making is that it can lead to a situation wherein a minority can block the will of the majority.

In 2006, CQUniversity came under criticism by international students at the Melbourne campus describing themselves as " Cash cow " students after a majority of them failed a tax and accounting postgraduate subject.

The majority of criticism, however, is aimed at the site's album reviewing style.

… The author has not flinched from the expression of his candid views while discussing such decisions or offering criticism as regards views of the majority or minority, as the case may be, in different cases.