Interesting. During my life, I met two "belligerent skeptic" types, who, as mentioned in this essay, were more interested in personal attacks than anything else.

Both came from families where they were force-fed religion at young age and this was their method of revenge.

While I understand their motivation, it is a "two wrongs don't make a right" situation. Creating an emotional association "science == assholes" is already backfiring on us quite hard.