What's the origin of America's rural ignorance cult?

@SW-User essentially. It's almost as if reality has a bias against the right/conservatives, who want to hold onto traditional values, beliefs, etc, even if new facts and understandings run totally against that

@SW-User I think weirdly, is a sign of success. Move the Overton Window so far to the right that a third of people reject the Enlightenment and the scientific method.