One of my remaining interests in this place is discovering why I find you all pretty unlikeable. [...] I'd say my reaction to this place is roughly what I feel about anti-science types. Of course, a lot of the dialogue here is superficially anti-science, but I don't think that's what's setting me off. I think I really feel like this place is not just superficially anti-science.
I think you are looking at the wrong places here. I mean -- you are calling people idiots, you are breaking community norms by creating multiple accounts -- this is not related to "anti-science" or anything like that. There are people here who disagree about artificial intelligence, many worlds, existential risks, reductionism, etc., but they usually don't behave like that.
mainly concerned with superficialities (e.g., you will have an unduly strong reaction to my using the word "moronic").
For many people here, being polite and friendly is not a "superficiality". So perhaps this is what irritates you. Maybe you'd prefer a place where people discuss scientific ideas by calling each other idiots. Starting your own blog could also be a solution.
It's a brilliant idea: a lecture by a cool modern thinker, illustrated by word-by-word doodles on a whiteboard. Excellent at pulling you along the train of thought and absolutely disallowing boredom.
The lectures' content is pretty great too, although there's a definite left-wing, populist bent that's exploting today's post-crisis hot button issues (they got Zizek, for god's sake) - some might not like it. Regardless, it's all very amusing and enlightening. Been linked to before in a comment or to, but it deserves a headline.
You can start here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFs9WO2B8uI&feature=relmfu (But they're all worth watching!)