@gerrymcgovern
That's simply not true. Science is a tool, and like any tool can be used for good or ill. It has been other ideologies that have misused it for their own, destructive ends. Those same ideologies have a vested interest in turning the public against science because it threatens their control over people. These anti-science stances are playing right into their hands.
And that's just the most conservative interpretation. Personally, I believe that with what science has taught us, we can not only live in harmony with nature, but it also teaches us how to be good to each other as well. Only science can save us.