» "Skeptic" redirects here. For magazines, see Skeptic (magazine) and The Skeptic In ordinary usage, skepticism or scepticism (Greek: skeptomai, to look about, to consider; see also spelling differences) refers to an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object, the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain, or the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism that's characteristic of skepti… (More on Skeptic)