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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>  

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>

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 Project Steve] (NSCE)</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 Project Steve] (NSCE)</ref>