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WT Sharpe · 03-01-2010, 12:11 PM

Project Steve was a humorous effort by scientists to combat creationists who tried to discredit evolution by producing lists of scientists who didn't accept the theory. In honor of Stephen Jay Gould, the original goal of Project Steve was to come up with a list of 100 scientists named "Steve" who accept evolution. That goal was easily reached in less than two weeks, and by the end of 2007, it had grown to over 700 names.

Perhaps we need a similar effort to combat the lists made by the global warming deniers who present their lists as proof of widespread dissent from the scientific consensus.

A good name for such an effort could be "Project Carl" in honor of Carl Sagan who put a lot of effort into understanding climate change.

03-01-2010, 12:11 PM	#342
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Project Steve was a humorous effort by scientists to combat creationists who tried to discredit evolution by producing lists of scientists who didn't accept the theory. In honor of Stephen Jay Gould, the original goal of Project Steve was to come up with a list of 100 scientists named "Steve" who accept evolution. That goal was easily reached in less than two weeks, and by the end of 2007, it had grown to over 700 names. Perhaps we need a similar effort to combat the lists made by the global warming deniers who present their lists as proof of widespread dissent from the scientific consensus. A good name for such an effort could be "Project Carl" in honor of Carl Sagan who put a lot of effort into understanding climate change. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 03-01-2010 at 12:26 PM.