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It attempts to promote the validity of evolution by means of a logically-fallacious ''[[Logical fallacies#Proof by numbers|argument ad populum]]''. | It attempts to promote the validity of evolution by means of a logically-fallacious ''[[Logical fallacies#Proof by numbers|argument ad populum]]''. | ||
| − | Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of nearly 1000 scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who support evolution. Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify. <ref>Project Steve FAQ[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq]</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the 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> | + | Project Steve is named after the late [[Stephen Jay Gould]], and is a list of nearly 1000 scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who support evolution. Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify. <ref>National Center for Science Education (NSCE), ''Project Steve FAQ''[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve-faq]</ref> The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the 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> |
| − | The NCSE claims that the list is a response to [[creationist]] and [[intelligent design]] lists which "try to convince the public that evolution is somehow being rejected by scientists".<ref>[http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve | + | The NCSE claims that the list is a response to [[creationist]] and [[intelligent design]] lists which "try to convince the public that evolution is somehow being rejected by scientists".<ref>National Center for Science Education (NSCE), ''Project Steve'' [http://ncseweb.org/taking-action/project-steve] (NSCE)</ref> |
However, such lists are actually rebuttals to earlier ''argument ad populum'' evolutionist claims that all scientists accept evolution, or that creationists don't have scientific qualifications. | However, such lists are actually rebuttals to earlier ''argument ad populum'' evolutionist claims that all scientists accept evolution, or that creationists don't have scientific qualifications. | ||
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Project Steve is a propaganda campaign started by the anti-creationist group the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). It attempts to promote the validity of evolution by means of a logically-fallacious argument ad populum.
Project Steve is named after the late Stephen Jay Gould, and is a list of nearly 1000 scientists named Steve or variations thereof (including Stephanie) who support evolution. Approximately 1% of U.S. residents have first names that qualify. [1] The New York Times reported in 2006 that 54 percent of the 700+ Steves work in biology.[2]
The NCSE claims that the list is a response to creationist and intelligent design lists which "try to convince the public that evolution is somehow being rejected by scientists".[3] However, such lists are actually rebuttals to earlier argument ad populum evolutionist claims that all scientists accept evolution, or that creationists don't have scientific qualifications.