So in a few of these exchanges, my merely wanting to study graduate level physics was cast as an attack on science at a fundamental level. I still haven't decided whether they were right about that last point.
Science is like a big flash light.
You can use it to light your way in the dark. You can also use it to club someone in the head. But a lot of people in science aren't that skilled in distinguishing which end of the flashlight they are using. And the type of people who like to use science as a club, I have seen, they feel a natural attraction to evolutionary biology, because this is the field in science that has the most head-clubbing potential. Be sure to include your name and affiliation.