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    It is not the case that This objection draws on Keynes's logical theory of probability, where probability is a logical relation requiring objective structural constraints.

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    • 1.No consensus exists on which logical structures determine probabilities, suggesting the 'objectivity' claim lacks empirical grounding.
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    • 2.Many real-world probability judgments reflect contextual and pragmatic factors absent from purely logical structural analysis.
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    • 3.The requirement for structural constraints may be unfalsifiable—any probability could be retroactively justified by positing hidden structure.
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    • 1.Probability assessments vary predictably based on logical structure, suggesting an objective relational basis independent of agent psychology.
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    • 2.Keynes's approach avoids subjectivism by grounding probability in rational comparability between propositions, not mere belief degrees.
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    • 3.Complex logical systems require structural constraints to generate determinate probability relations, not arbitrary assignments.
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