[Stultis]

so they can credibly argue that "sudden emergence theory" is not creationism. It must be the stategy to get around the wedge document.

They already tried that. It soon fizzled, but for awhile there was an effort by creationists to pass of "abrupt appearance" as a non-religious alternative to evilution. This strategem was devised by ICR attorney Wendell Bird.

[longshadow]

.... an effort by creationists to pass of "abrupt appearance" as a non-religious alternative to evilution.

Ahhhhh; "abrubt appearance" ... aka "sudden emergence" -- an ejaculatory theory of the species ("it was, like, SPLOOSH! and suddenly they were there.")

Something tells me they are going to have to find a different name, before it gets laughed to death while it's still in the intellectual crib.