I totally agree that is not reasonable to make a comparison as to who would win that fight. That is why it didn't make much sense that someone would make a comparison of ships per capita. =)
Regardless of land size and population, who do you think is going to win a fight; a country with 34 ships, and 4 subs, or one with over 800% more than that?
First of all, the NCSE didn't claim that they selected random individuals for Project Steve. Also, any one who read the FAQ on their web site would know that any scientist who can derive Steve from their name could also sign the statement. Although the FAQ, (http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/5945_th e_faqs_2_16_2003.asp) on the NCSE's web site also says that they selected scientists named Steve "In honor of the late Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002), a supporter of NCSE and a valiant opponent of creationism.", I believe by doing so, their argument is just as strong, if not stronger than selecting truly random people. Creationists would welcome ANY one with a PhD to support their cause, regardless of their name. However, since the NCSE isn't putting up a sign desperately seeking any Tom Dick or Harry with a PhD to show support, one has to consider that if they can get xxx amount of scientists named Steve to sign in support, how many other scientists with any one of 1000's of different names would also sign in support?
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I totally agree that is not reasonable to make a comparison as to who would win that fight. That is why it didn't make much sense that someone would make a comparison of ships per capita. =)
Good job at totally miss the point.
Regardless of land size and population, who do you think is going to win a fight; a country with 34 ships, and 4 subs, or one with over 800% more than that?
First of all, the NCSE didn't claim that they selected random individuals for Project Steve. Also, any one who read the FAQ on their web site would know that any scientist who can derive Steve from their name could also sign the statement. Although the FAQ, (http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/articles/5945_th e_faqs_2_16_2003.asp) on the NCSE's web site also says that they selected scientists named Steve "In honor of the late Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002), a supporter of NCSE and a valiant opponent of creationism.", I believe by doing so, their argument is just as strong, if not stronger than selecting truly random people. Creationists would welcome ANY one with a PhD to support their cause, regardless of their name. However, since the NCSE isn't putting up a sign desperately seeking any Tom Dick or Harry with a PhD to show support, one has to consider that if they can get xxx amount of scientists named Steve to sign in support, how many other scientists with any one of 1000's of different names would also sign in support?