People don't like his views so they look to his quirks as proof that he is crazy and not merely misguided. Thus they can dismiss his followers as crazy too inst

People don't like his views so they look to his quirks as proof that he is crazy and not merely misguided. Thus they can dismiss his followers as crazy too instead of having to own up to the fact that many of their colleagues worthy of respect believe in a world view fundamentally different from them.