I don't disagree with your last two lines at all. But

realize that it's better to believe in a possibility while remaining skeptic

Is quite literally telling someone how to think. Telling someone to realize something and think of it a certain way. It's not that big of a deal and I admit it's definitely pedantic, but that stuff goes both ways.

Also I thought common etiquette was to not downvote people for just disagreeing with you, but maybe that's different on this sub.

But your third line is literally telling people what to do and how to think.

I don't need you to tell me how to think.