skepticism vs wavering

skepticism

noun
  • Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines 

  • The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. 

  • The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible 

  • A studied attitude of questioning and doubt 

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

wavering

adj
  • Being in doubt; indecisive. 

  • Fluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady. 

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