They just get so many things wrong on a fundamental level but they speak with such unearned confidence, and any evidence that goes against their worldview they dismiss out of hand as the result of a sinister conspiracy.
They just get so many things wrong on a fundamental level but they speak with such unearned confidence, and any evidence that goes against their worldview they dismiss out of hand as the result of a sinister conspiracy.
Unfortunately, unlike creationists, their cranks have institutional backing and a non-zero amount of public policy is based on their beliefs