Skepticism isn't necessarily bad as it helps you develop an attitude of doubt that makes you question what's going on. Healthy skepticism is when you're not doubting something just for the sake of it and you are questioning things to discover a truth that will help you arrive at a logical decision.

Why is skepticism bad?

Skepticism is a poor proxy for truth-tracking and humility. It gets us half of truth-tracking (rejecting noise), and it gets us some of humility (questioning and doubt). What it doesn't get us is signal with degrees of belief or — more ambitiously — truth in an uncertain world.

Is skepticism a good thing?

Being skeptical helps encourage us to hit pause on just believing in something because we hear or see it. Rather, pursuing knowledge through systematic doubt. It's a key part of critical thinking. ... Our beliefs, whatever they are, have no bearing on the facts of the world around us.