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.

What is the problem with skepticism?

Through such questioning, skeptics have indicated the basic problems that an investigator would have to resolve before he could be certain of possessing knowledge—i.e., information that could not possibly be false. Some critics of skepticism have contended that it is an untenable view, both logically and humanly.

Is being skeptic bad?

No, being skeptical is not a bad thing, and a healthy dose of professional skepticism is essential in fighting fraud, even if it seems unnatural or uncomfortable to be skeptical of those we have come to trust. ... The word skeptical is defined as not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.