What's wrong with them is they believe they are correct about everything and are holier than thou.

And the evidence they have to believe that is that's what they've been told over and over. It's an incredibly shaky foundation - and they feel that, deep down. It's like a Jenga tower that's very tall where you're super careful about which foundational blocks you're willing to poke at and sweating bullets trying to stay within the limits when placing new things on top.

Imagine what it would take for deGrasse to pull out that "trans are normal" brick from his ideological tower when it's precariously balanced on top of "blank slate" that's also barely resting on "wishful thinking" - the whole tower comes down.

This is why conservatives are happier with less mental illness, more attractive, can tolerate free speech and research 'the science' on their own, and so on. It's because their Jenga tower has three bricks on each level. This is what 'based' means, you have a good solid foundation in reality.