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==Reactions== [[William Dembski]], fellow of the [[Discovery Institute]], whose "''[[A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism|Scientific Dissent from Darwinism]]''" petition had eight Steves as of July, 2007,<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=660 ''A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism''], [[Discovery Institute]] website</ref> has said that: {{quotation|If Project Steve was meant to show that a considerable majority of the scientific community accepts a naturalistic conception of evolution, then the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) could have saved its energies—that fact was never in question. The more interesting question was whether any serious scientists reject a naturalistic conception of evolution.<ref>[http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=1393 ''Project Steve – Establishing the Obvious: A Response to the NCSE''], [[William Dembski]], [[Center for Science and Culture]], [[Discovery Institute]], March 19, 2003.</ref>}} Inspired by Project Steve, and motivated by media coverage of the [[Discovery Institute]]'s "''Dissent From Darwinism''" list, during the ''[[Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District]]'' case, R. Joe Brandon initiated a four-day, word-of-mouth petition of scientists in support of evolution in October 2005. During the four-day drive ''[[A Scientific Support For Darwinism]] And For Public Schools Not To Teach Intelligent Design As Science'' gathered 7733 signatures of verifiable scientists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shovelbums.org/content/view/156/527/ |title=Results of The Four Day Petition – 7733 Scientists Agree on: A Scientific Support For Darwinism And For Public Schools Not To Teach Intelligent Design As Science |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060810185433/http://shovelbums.org/content/view/156/527/ |archive-date=August 10, 2006 |first=R. Joe |last=Brandon |work=Shovel Bums LLC |date=October 21, 2005 |access-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> During the four days of the petition, ''A Scientific Support for Darwinism'' received signatures at a rate 697,000% higher than the Discovery Institute's petition, ''A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism'', according to archaeologist R. Joe Brandon.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-20-2005/0004173856&EDATE= ''Thousands of Scientists Sign Petition Opposing the Teaching of Intelligent Design as Science: No Debate Among Scientists – Regardless of Faith, Intelligent Design Is Not Science''], [[PR Newswire|PrNewsWire]], October 20, 2005</ref>
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