Social activism is fundamentally incompatible with science and the search for truth

From The Current State of Social Psychology by Joseph Forgas.  Emphasis added

I also think social psychology currently is in a perilous state. Instead of open, fearless and curiosity-driven research that characterised the earlier decades, the quest for knowledge has been increasingly replaced by close-minded social activism, especially in the USA.  At the most basic level, social activism (presuming that there is certainty about what should be done and no more questions are necessary) is fundamentally incompatible with science and the search for truth that requires an open mind and the acceptance of uncertainty and divergent opinions. Social justice movements, virtue signaling and DEI requirements are fundamentally incompatible with the demands of scientific discovery.

I think the insight in bold is true beyond the narrow issue of social psychology.  There are several obvious arenas where the certainty of our social activism has far outstripped both the foundation of our knowledge or even the scope of our research.

Anthropogenic Global Warming from CO2 emissions

Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Social Justice

Critical Race Theory

Housing First

Virtually anything to do with K-12 education

All things Trans

Public Health Strictures

Anybody with firm convictions and strident articulations in any of these arenasnis profoundly unserious,  dangerous, and not to be trusted.  It's not just that we don't know, it's that their convictions prohibit them from wanting us to know.