The assignment of prior probabilities P[h_i | b] lacks an objective foundation, making Bayesian 'extension' of HD-confirmation an artifact of subjective credences rather than evidential logic.
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A basis that's independent of personal opinion or belief—something that would be true the same way for everyone, like a scientific law.
P[h_i | b](in symbolic logic and Bayesian reasoning)
Mathematical notation meaning 'the probability of hypothesis i being true, given background information b'—the vertical bar means 'given' or 'assuming.'
Subjective credences(in epistemology and probability)
Personal degrees of belief or confidence—what *you* think is likely based on your own judgment, not on objective facts everyone would agree on.
artifact(Contrasted with real cellular structures in evaluating microscopy results)
A feature in a micrograph produced by the methods of preparation rather than by actual structures in the cell
extension(Semantics and philosophy of language)
Another term for reference, i.e., the object or set of objects a term picks out
prior probabilities(Contrasted with dynamic principles; Carnap's system cited as an example)
Initial probability assignments that are static and do not by themselves account for belief revision over time