Conclusion

Dissolution is not the end of conviction.

Where one conviction dissolves, others usually form or strengthen. A corrected misunderstanding gives rise to a new view of the situation. A lost belief may leave room for another orientation. A collapsed story may be replaced by a more complex one.

The mind does not remain empty.

Even skepticism, doubt, or suspension relies on some remaining structure. Something still guides attention and shapes what appears unresolved, questionable, or no longer convincing.

Dissolution is therefore not separate from conviction formation. It is one of its modes. As conditions change, convictions weaken, give way, and are replaced or reorganized.

Conviction formation includes both stabilization and dissolution.