Because they make the non-believers think that EVERY member of the faith in question is a brainwashed, undereducated, and/or narcissistic wing-nut like they are.
New Topic: What's on Foxbat's "To Do" list for September?
He's a caricature and a buffoon. I used him in a paper in one of my education classes to demonstrate how Hollywood stereotypes of 'scientists' perpetuate our dumb-downed society's misconceptions of what science really is and what scientists really do.
Q - Which animal's intelligence best matches that of your local elected official?
A - I'm sorry, but the mockery you've brought upon yourself is entirely deserved.