@Pandora – Oftentimes, thinkers come up with the right answers. Then, they present the answers as “We researched this, and this is true information.” Some folks, though, resent being told what information is true, citing that all information is just opinion anyway and their opinion is just as good as anyone else’s. They see the injection of facts into a debate as being condescending and rude, and the fact-injecting intellectual as being wrong for doing so, no matter how good the information.
If someone is wrong a lot, there may be a fair number of attempts to share the right information. This seems to lead to a feeling that the intellectuals have a superiority complex, whether they really do or not. (This can also be seen in the dislike for people who are always trying to “save” you because they believe Jesus is the Right True One Way.) I suppose it’s annoying to be told that one is wrong so much, but what if one really is wrong? Is that the intellectuals’ collective fault? And if presenting correct information to groups that sorely need correct information is the same as “telling them how they should think,” well, bring it on.
As my mother in law used to say, “Don’t confuse me with facts, my mind’s made up!” She used to say this in a mocking kind of way until she turned uber-Right. Now it’s become true of her own thinking.