True skeptics make no assumptions about what is possible or impossible in this world and are willing to accept that just because they haven't experienced something for themselves it doesn't mean it isn't possible or doesn't exist.
False/phony/pseudo skeptics assume everything that can or does happen happens in a naturalistic way, in the way naturalism is currently understood. They assume that nothing can occur that is outside of our current understanding of what is natural. Anything that occurs that seems to break naturalistic laws, as currently understood, is dismissed as some kind of trick or hallucination.
Once we make assumptions about the limits of what is possible we have gone from being a true skeptic, to being a believer in a limited world view, whether it be naturalism or some other kind of limited belief structure.
In other words, phony skeptics are trying to hold onto a world view and defend it against all opposing views whereas true skeptics don't try to hold onto or defend any world view. This makes them able to adjust their view to accommodate new information, without dismissing it out of hand, through fear, as phony skeptics do.
False/phony/pseudo skeptics assume everything that can or does happen happens in a naturalistic way, in the way naturalism is currently understood. They assume that nothing can occur that is outside of our current understanding of what is natural. Anything that occurs that seems to break naturalistic laws, as currently understood, is dismissed as some kind of trick or hallucination.
Once we make assumptions about the limits of what is possible we have gone from being a true skeptic, to being a believer in a limited world view, whether it be naturalism or some other kind of limited belief structure.
In other words, phony skeptics are trying to hold onto a world view and defend it against all opposing views whereas true skeptics don't try to hold onto or defend any world view. This makes them able to adjust their view to accommodate new information, without dismissing it out of hand, through fear, as phony skeptics do.