What I found most striking in this section was Fichte's view on a spiritual or supernatural realm. He does not question whether this realm exists, instead, it is a certainty for him He believes that it would not make sense for man to look beyond his earthly work for purpose if there was no supernatural realm. Fichte claims, "Many people say and assume without further proof as self-evident, and praise as the height of the wisdom of life, that all human virtue must have a particular external purpose in view and must first be sure of the attainability of this purpose before it can act and before it can be a virtue . . . If what these people say were true, than the ultimate purpose of our existence would be down here on earth . . .and there would be no rational reason for extending our thoughts beyond the present life" (101). Fichte claims that since people seek to find purpose in this spiritual realm that it must then exist or this act would be foolish.
Fichte also believes that this spiritual realm is not something only experineced after one's earthly life, but instead intandem with it. He claims, "I will not gain entry into that supernatural world only after I have been severed from connection with the earthly one. I already am and live in it now"(94). Fichte believes that he can experience the supernatural world through this earthly world. He believes that it is through his "will" that he can accomplish this.
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