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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 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>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.