Project Steve - Revision history

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 Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of over 1400<!-- 999 as at 17 Feb 09 --> scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who agree with a statement supporting evolution.<ref>National Center for Science Education (NCSE),  [http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve ''Project Steve'']</ref>  Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify.<ref name="FAQ">[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq National Center for Science Education (NCSE), ''Project Steve FAQ'']</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the then 700+ Steves work in biology.<ref>{{cite news|work=New York Times, Ask Science|title=Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition|first= Kenneth |last=Chang|date=February 21, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/22askscience.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1}}</ref>
-As of June 30, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref> The statement reads:
+As of January 28, 2021, 1465 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref> The statement reads:
 <blockquote>Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the biological sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the idea that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist pseudoscience, including but not limited to "intelligent design," to be introduced into the science curricula of our nation's public schools.</blockquote>

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 == Significant problems with Project Steve ==
-Project Steve is illegitimate for two reasons. First, the documentary [[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]] and the book ''Slaughter of the Dissidents'' have shown that evolutionists have used illegitimate means to bully opponents.<ref>[http://www.icr.org/article/book-review-slaughter-dissidents/ Book Review: Slaughter of the Dissidents by Brian Thomas, M.S. * ]</ref> So any surveys of scientists are questionable at best given the reluctance of evolution skeptics to participate in such surveys given the potential harmful impact such surveys may have on their careers. Secondly, legitimate science is not dependent on consensus/voting, but by empirical evidence and replication of experiments. Adaption/[[microevolution]] occurs in nature, but there is no experimental evidence supporting [[macroevolution]]. By relying on voting/consensus rather than empirical evidence and replicated science, evolutionists are confusing political endeavors with scientific endeavors.
+Project Steve is illegitimate for two reasons. First, the documentary [[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]] and the book ''Slaughter of the Dissidents'' have shown that evolutionists have used illegitimate means to bully opponents.<ref>[https://www.icr.org/article/book-review-slaughter-dissidents/ Book Review: Slaughter of the Dissidents by Brian Thomas, M.S. * ]</ref> So any surveys of scientists are questionable at best given the reluctance of evolution skeptics to participate in such surveys given the potential harmful impact such surveys may have on their careers. Secondly, legitimate science is not dependent on consensus/voting, but by empirical evidence and replication of experiments. Adaption/[[microevolution]] occurs in nature, but there is no experimental evidence supporting [[macroevolution]]. By relying on voting/consensus rather than empirical evidence and replicated science, evolutionists are confusing political endeavors with scientific endeavors.
-Dr. [[Nils Heribert-Nilsson]], Professor of Botany at the University of Lund in [[Sweden]] and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, stated: "My attempts to demonstrate Evolution by an experiment carried on for more than 40 years have completely failed. At least, I should hardly be accused of having started from a preconceived antievolutionary standpoint."<ref>[http://www.custance.org/Library/Volume4/Part_I/chapter6.html Nilsson, Heribert, Synthetische Artbildung, Verlag CWK Gleerup, Lund, Sweden, 1953, page 1185]</ref><ref>[http://creation.com/gould-and-heribert-nilsson Quotes to note]</ref> For more information, please see: [[Evolution#Microevolution vs. macroevolution|Microevolution vs. macroevolution]].
+Dr. [[Nils Heribert-Nilsson]], Professor of Botany at the University of Lund in [[Sweden]] and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, stated: "My attempts to demonstrate Evolution by an experiment carried on for more than 40 years have completely failed. At least, I should hardly be accused of having started from a preconceived antievolutionary standpoint."<ref>[http://www.custance.org/Library/Volume4/Part_I/chapter6.html Nilsson, Heribert, Synthetische Artbildung, Verlag CWK Gleerup, Lund, Sweden, 1953, page 1185]</ref><ref>[https://creation.com/gould-and-heribert-nilsson Quotes to note]</ref> For more information, please see: [[Evolution#Microevolution vs. macroevolution|Microevolution vs. macroevolution]].
 == References ==

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 Project Steve describes itself as "a tongue-in-cheek parody of a long-standing creationist tradition of amassing lists of 'scientists who doubt evolution' or 'scientists who dissent from Darwinism.'"<ref>http://ncse.com/taking-action/project-steve</ref> (see [[Logical fallacy#Proof by numbers|"Proof by numbers" fallacy]]).
-Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of over 1400<!-- 999 as at 17 Feb 09 --> scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who agree with a statement supporting evolution.<ref>National Center for Science Education (NCSE),  [http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve ''Project Steve'']</ref>  Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify.<ref name="FAQ">[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq National Center for Science Education (NCSE), ''Project Steve FAQ'']</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the then 700+ Steves work in biology.<ref>{{cite news|work=New York Times, Ask Science|title=Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition|first= Kenneth |last=Chang|date=February 21, 2006|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/22askscience.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1}}</ref>
+Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of over 1400<!-- 999 as at 17 Feb 09 --> scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who agree with a statement supporting evolution.<ref>National Center for Science Education (NCSE),  [http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve ''Project Steve'']</ref>  Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify.<ref name="FAQ">[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq National Center for Science Education (NCSE), ''Project Steve FAQ'']</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the then 700+ Steves work in biology.<ref>{{cite news|work=New York Times, Ask Science|title=Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition|first= Kenneth |last=Chang|date=February 21, 2006|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/22askscience.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1}}</ref>
 As of June 30, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref> The statement reads:

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 == Significant problems with Project Steve ==
-Project Steve is illegitimate for two reasons. First, the documentary [[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]] and the book ''Slaughter of the Dissidents'' have shown that evolutionists have used illegitimate means to bully opponents.<ref>[http://www.icr.org/article/book-review-slaughter-dissidents/ Book Review: Slaughter of the Dissidents by Brian Thomas, M.S. * </ref> So any surveys of scientists are questionable at best given the reluctance of evolution skeptics to participate in such surveys given the potential harmful impact such surveys may have on their careers. Secondly, legitimate science is not dependent on consensus/voting, but by empirical evidence and replication of experiments. Adaption/[[microevolution]] occurs in nature, but there is no experimental evidence supporting [[macroevolution]]. By relying on voting/consensus rather than empirical evidence and replicated science, evolutionists are confusing political endeavors with scientific endeavors.
+Project Steve is illegitimate for two reasons. First, the documentary [[Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed]] and the book ''Slaughter of the Dissidents'' have shown that evolutionists have used illegitimate means to bully opponents.<ref>[http://www.icr.org/article/book-review-slaughter-dissidents/ Book Review: Slaughter of the Dissidents by Brian Thomas, M.S. * ]</ref> So any surveys of scientists are questionable at best given the reluctance of evolution skeptics to participate in such surveys given the potential harmful impact such surveys may have on their careers. Secondly, legitimate science is not dependent on consensus/voting, but by empirical evidence and replication of experiments. Adaption/[[microevolution]] occurs in nature, but there is no experimental evidence supporting [[macroevolution]]. By relying on voting/consensus rather than empirical evidence and replicated science, evolutionists are confusing political endeavors with scientific endeavors.
-Dr. [[Nils Heribert-Nilsson]], Professor of Botany at the University of Lund in [[Sweden]] and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, stated: "My attempts to demonstrate Evolution by an experiment carried on for more than 40 years have completely failed. At least, I should hardly be accused of having started from a preconceived antievolutionary standpoint."<ref>[http://www.custance.org/Library/Volume4/Part_I/chapter6.html Nilsson, Heribert, Synthetische Artbildung, Verlag CWK Gleerup, Lund, Sweden, 1953, page 1185</ref><ref>[http://creation.com/gould-and-heribert-nilsson Quotes to note]</ref> For more information, please see: [[Evolution#Microevolution vs. macroevolution|Microevolution vs. macroevolution]].
+Dr. [[Nils Heribert-Nilsson]], Professor of Botany at the University of Lund in [[Sweden]] and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, stated: "My attempts to demonstrate Evolution by an experiment carried on for more than 40 years have completely failed. At least, I should hardly be accused of having started from a preconceived antievolutionary standpoint."<ref>[http://www.custance.org/Library/Volume4/Part_I/chapter6.html Nilsson, Heribert, Synthetische Artbildung, Verlag CWK Gleerup, Lund, Sweden, 1953, page 1185]</ref><ref>[http://creation.com/gould-and-heribert-nilsson Quotes to note]</ref> For more information, please see: [[Evolution#Microevolution vs. macroevolution|Microevolution vs. macroevolution]].
 == References ==

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 Project Steve describes itself as "a tongue-in-cheek parody of a long-standing creationist tradition of amassing lists of 'scientists who doubt evolution' or 'scientists who dissent from Darwinism.'"<ref>http://ncse.com/taking-action/project-steve</ref> (see [[Logical fallacy#Proof by numbers|"Proof by numbers" fallacy]]).
-Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of over 1400<!-- 999 as at 17 Feb 09 --> scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who agree with a statement supporting evolution.<ref>
+Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of over 1400<!-- 999 as at 17 Feb 09 --> scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who agree with a statement supporting evolution.<ref>National Center for Science Education (NCSE),  [http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve ''Project Steve'']</ref>  Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify.<ref name="FAQ">[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq National Center for Science Education (NCSE), ''Project Steve FAQ'']</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the then 700+ Steves work in biology.<ref>{{cite news|work=New York Times, Ask Science|title=Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition|first= Kenneth |last=Chang|date=February 21, 2006|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/22askscience.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1}}</ref>
-As of March 25, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref> The statement reads:
+As of June 30, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref> The statement reads:
 <blockquote>Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the biological sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the idea that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist pseudoscience, including but not limited to "intelligent design," to be introduced into the science curricula of our nation's public schools.</blockquote>

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-'''Project Steve''' is a propaganda campaign started in 2003<ref name="FAQ" /> by the anti-creationist, and pro-evolution/climate change, group the [[National Center for Science Education]] (NCSE).
+'''Project Steve''' is a campaign that promotes [[evolution]] and attacks [[Creationism|biblical creation]]. It was begin in 2003<ref name="FAQ" /> by the anti-creationist, and pro-evolution/climate change, group the [[National Center for Science Education]] (NCSE).
 Project Steve describes itself as "a tongue-in-cheek parody of a long-standing creationist tradition of amassing lists of 'scientists who doubt evolution' or 'scientists who dissent from Darwinism.'"<ref>http://ncse.com/taking-action/project-steve</ref> (see [[Logical fallacy#Proof by numbers|"Proof by numbers" fallacy]]).
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 National Center for Science Education (NCSE), ''Project Steve'' [http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve] The statement says: ''"Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the biological sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the idea that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist pseudoscience, including but not limited to "intelligent design," to be introduced into the science curricula of our nation's public schools."''</ref>  Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify.<ref name="FAQ">[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq National Center for Science Education (NCSE), ''Project Steve FAQ'']</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the then 700+ Steves work in biology.<ref>New York Times, Ask Science, ''Few Biologists but Many Evangelicals Sign Anti-Evolution Petition'', by Kenneth Chang, Published February 21, 2006 [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/science/22askscience.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1]</ref>
-As of March 25, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement. <ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref>
+As of March 25, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref>
 == Significant problems with Project Steve ==