Is descriptive volitionism true?
True for all beliefs?
True for some beliefs?

Is it possible to sustain beliefs formed this way?

Motivation or desire to believe or disbelieve
vs.
Evidence for the beliefs such as sensory, moral, scientific, or historical.

Logic of belief argument against volitionism.
1. Pojman states that to believe "p" is to accept "p" as true (corresponding to the way things are)
2.There is no logical connection between a person's desire and the way things are.
3.Believing something on the basis of desire is irrational.

Prescriptive volitionism - its o.k. to let desire tip the scales of evidence when determining belief.

Is having true beliefs intrinsically valuable or only valuable as a means to other goods?