Another reason is that the right tends to see science as a meliorist, "liberal" endeavor, that goes against received wisdom and tries to upend a traditional, stable social and cultural order. 2/
Another reason is that the right tends to see science as a meliorist, "liberal" endeavor, that goes against received wisdom and tries to upend a traditional, stable social and cultural order. 2/
There are exceptions, e.g., when certain *products* of science and technology are deemed beneficial for right-wing political goals, and there are "sciencey" intellectual programs like eugenics that get right-wing support, but the general tendency is to view science with suspicion.