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Full Idea
There is no reason to suppose that only one coherent body of beliefs is possible.
Gist of Idea
More than one coherent body of beliefs seems possible
Source
Bertrand Russell (Problems of Philosophy [1912], Ch.12)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'The Problems of Philosophy' [OUP 1995], p.71
A Reaction
Presumably this possibility would not be accepted for the ultimate ideal body of beliefs, but it seems undeniable that limited humanity will be stuck with several coherent possibilities. Coherence, though, is within our grasp, unlike correspondence.