People don't like 'science' because it's such a broad word. 'Scientists' are seen as people in lab coats staring into a test tube, and being smarter than everyone else. People don't like, or at least are not willing to trust, other people that are 'smarter' than themselves.
“Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use. Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” -Steve Jobs