skepticism vs suspicion

skepticism

noun
  • A studied attitude of questioning and doubt 

  • Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines 

  • The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. 

  • The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible 

  • A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation. 

suspicion

noun
  • Uncertainty, doubt. 

  • The imagining of something without evidence. 

  • The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong. 

  • A trace, or slight indication. 

  • The condition of being suspected. 

verb
  • To suspect; to have suspicions. 

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