Humans are suckers for a good story. So much so that the void of a good story will be filled by a bad one.. Some humans never grow up.. and lacking answers will grasp at straws to fill their story quota.. SOooo, they invented psuedo science.. to force the most loved storys to a logical end, at least a reasonable end.. which they dress up very professionally for to appear very serious. With eye glasses and everything.. Sounds like you're talking about poofism, or one of its variants like creationism.