ABSTRACT
Having set out from the general fact of belief and given a summary sketch of its essential nature, we are now in a position to consider some of the chief implications of this fundamental fact. A belief is entertained by some conscious being and the fact that there are beliefs thus implies that there are conscious beings. This is of course the foundation of the Cartesian cogito ergo sum and if it is preferred, we may confine ourselves at this stage to the affirmation that there is one conscious being, i.e. one being capable of entertaining beliefs, disbeliefs and doubts. The facts indicated by such expressions as Law of Thought and Implication call our attention to the circumstance that the selection of beliefs is not purely a matter of individual choice. The recognition of objective order enables us to see what is meant by truth and reality.
