Yea this is the main motivator. But there's some truth to gp's theory: many of them undoubtedly love antagonizing liberals by denying their view of reality, all

Yea this is the main motivator. But there's some truth to gp's theory: many of them undoubtedly love antagonizing liberals by denying their view of reality, all the more so because their denial includes a rejection of hard science, the supposed vanguard discipline of rationality and progress.