Man, I used to get in arguments with this one guy, and every time I insisted on logical consistency, he called me a positivist and used that to dismiss my position.
So I went and studied the Philosophy of Science, and once I found out what the hell Positivism was, I thereafter thoroughly dismantled his argument.
Then I started realizing that it was everywhere. I noticed that everyone who fancies themselves a science enthusiast rejects everything but observational science. They try to apply falsificationism to everything, which sounds tempting until you start looking at things like Maths.
Now I've come to the conclusion that I'm a Rationalist surrounded by Positivists. I don't know if it's an organized effort. Personally I think it's just a seductive doctrine; just learn this "scientific method" flowchart and trust the priests–er, I mean scientists in the white robes and you can be smarter than everyone else! It's easy answers that don't challenge your underlying epistemological assumptions.