Original sentence: Given the history of the Discovery Institute as an organization committed to opposing any scientific theory inconsistent with "the theistic understanding that nature and human beings are created by God"  and the tactics outlined above, many scientists regard the movement as a ploy to introduce creationism into the science curriculum rather than as a serious attempt to discuss scientific evidence.Proponents point to the public policy of the Discovery Institute and the specific implementation of the standards and model teaching plan by the state of Ohio, which they assert belies the claim that the policy is a ploy
Edited sentence: Given the history of the Discovery Institute as an organization committed to opposing any scientific theory inconsistent with "the theistic understanding that nature and human beings are created by God"  and the tactics outlined above many scientists regard the movement as a ploy to introduce creationism into the science curriculum rather than as a serious attempt to discuss scientific evidence.Proponents point to the actual policy of the Discovery Institute and the specific implementation of the standards and model teaching plan by the state of Ohio, which belie the claim that the policy is a ploy