Skepticism equals not placing bets. Not placing bets demonstrates low confidence in your beliefs. Abstaining from bets exercises your skepticism. Your skepticism goes up when you don’t place large bets and then you consequently don’t lose.
You can also exercise skepticism by betting against something. E.g. if a scientist puts their reputation on the line to say that some well regarded theory is incorrect, they are simultaneously skeptical and have high conviction. I’d guess in human experience skepticism appears alongside the expectation of negative value outcomes while conviction has to do with positive expected value.
You can also exercise skepticism by betting against something. E.g. if a scientist puts their reputation on the line to say that some well regarded theory is incorrect, they are simultaneously skeptical and have high conviction. I’d guess in human experience skepticism appears alongside the expectation of negative value outcomes while conviction has to do with positive expected value.