You are mistaken, JMR. There is no 'attack' on anyone or anything. The person is entitled to hold his metaphysical beliefs; but you are also mistaken in assuming that it's necessarily immaterial. Such beliefs as those in question are well known to have a certain disregard for science, and thus they are in fact 'material'. This is not about 'other areas of life'. It's about the relevance to science. As it happens, the science in this case may prove to be good.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler