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    It is not the case that If the behavioral foundation of subjective priors requires idealized rationality conditions empirically unmet by real agents, the 'subjective' interpretation loses its epistemic grounding.

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    • 1.Idealized rationality conditions can ground normativity without describing actual behavior—prescriptive vs. descriptive distinctions matter.
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    • 2.Approximate satisfaction of rationality axioms in many real contexts is sufficient for subjective priors to guide actual inference practically.
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    • 3.All empirical theories employ idealizations; rejecting subjective Bayesianism requires showing idealization harms explanatory power specifically.
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    • 1.Real agents systematically violate axioms of rational choice (framing effects, preference reversals, intransitivity).
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    • 2.If priors require perfect Bayesian updating and agents cannot achieve this, the theory misdescribes actual belief formation.
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    • 3.Epistemic grounding requires bridge principles connecting theory to observable phenomena; idealization breaks this connection.
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