LOL! They're pressured into signing by the noted molecular biologists, Guido & Knuckles.
Its a vast and powerful conspiracy. And if you believe that youre one step away from the black helicopters.
They probably signed-on as more of a joke than anything. Still, the *fact* is, hundreds if not thousands of scientists believe that the theory has serious holes in it. Would you like to discuss the credentials of the scientists referenced on the Discovery.org website? Are they ignorant of the "theory?"
About 10 years ago or so, there was a flap at the editorial board of the magagazine "Scientific American." One of the editors openly expressed a belief in God -- not literal creationism, mind you; just a belief in a Creator -- and he was summarily fired. So, yes; I believe that many scientists expess a firm, positive belief in Darwinism because (a) they know nothing about it, it doesn't affect their work one way or the other, and it sounds materialist-based and scientific (they are the opportunistic fellow-travelers); or (b) they fear losing their jobs, their research money, their prestige, etc. If medical schools can use belief in abortion as a litmust test for admitting students -- and some do -- then scientific organizations (magazines, academia, etc.) can use belief in the sacred cow of Darwinism as a litmus test (and, apparently, some -- perhaps many) do. "Science" has the same sort of politics going on inside its institutions as any other field.