[microgood]

Interesting article in USA Today on the subject

Evolution: Debate it.

What was interesting is that there were over 400 PHDs signing on to questioning the mechanism of standard evolutionary theory.

[Junior]

First off, they were not all Ph.D.s Secondly, the question they were asked and the one that appeared above their names were subtley, but specifically different. It was a classic "bait-and-switch." Creationists are renowned for such underhanded tactics, which begs the question: if their position is so good, why do they have to resort to subterfuge.

[anguish]

What's more interesting than 400 "PhD-level's" that may or may not agree (as seen by later interviews with the signers) with that statement, is the 585 (thus far) scientists named Steve that have signed this:

Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the biological sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the idea that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist pseudoscience, including but not limited to "intelligent design," to be introduced into the science curricula of our nation's public schools.