It's pretty simple - they see scientists as paid shills. According to Stanford[1], out of 45 of the most influential clinical studies, only 44% were successful

It's pretty simple - they see scientists as paid shills. According to Stanford[1], out of 45 of the most influential clinical studies, only 44% were successfully replicated. So there is some truth that just because something is supported by evidence in a clinical study, it doesn't mean that it is factual. Then these people see politicians using "the science" as an excuse for attacking their livelihood, shutting down their business, or putting their life in danger from what they see as an unsafe product. /r/HermanCainAward exists for similar reasons, those people see antivaxxers as putting their life in danger so their death has to be celebrated. Extremism on either side is a bad thing. [1] - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/201218#note-joc50060-1 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/201218#not...