Local boards and courts are to decide whether the objector's beliefs are sincerely held and whether they are, in his own scheme of things, religious; they are not to require
proof of the religious doctrines, nor are they to reject beliefs because they are not comprehensible.
a: allegiance to duty or a person: loyalty b (1): fidelity to one's promises (2): sincerity
of intentions 2a (1): belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2): belief in the traditional
doctrines of a religion b (1): firm belief in something for which there is no
proof (2): complete trust 3: something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially: a system
of religious beliefs