That is a different flavor of stupidity too, also drives me nuts. 
(Maybe next week I do a parallel/opposite, jeeez right-wingers don't get basic science post!)

denlillaapan

grayruby

of course it's tribalism

The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt: the political world is divided into friend or enemy.  Neutrality is self delusion.


Bell_curve

conspiracy

The Climate Fad and How Academic Disciplines Go Wrong

I don't think the right is entirely innocent in this debate either. I have friends on the right who are totally unreceptive to the idea that we might be affecting the climate, they outright disparage electric vehicles despite never trying them, and believe every conspiracy theory about WEF trying to depopulate or whatever. 

I think in the end it's still just tribalism on both sides.

Please hear me clearly though: the "science" dudes are equally tribal and immune to reasonable debate. They don't have the high ground 