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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 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:

As of June 30, 2017, 1,417 Steves have signed the statement.<ref>https://ncse.com/list-of-steves</ref> The statement reads: