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    It is not the case that When two agents assign different priors to the same statistical hypothesis space, at least one must be epistemically unwarranted, implying priors have normative constraints beyond subjective preference.

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    • 1.Agents with different background knowledge rationally assign different priors; disagreement reflects legitimate epistemic differences, not error.
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    • 2.No universally accepted procedure derives priors from first principles; without such procedure, 'warranted' remains undefined and question-begging.
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    • 3.Bayesian rationality requires internal consistency, not global agreement; two internally coherent agents can rationally disagree on priors.
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    • 1.Rational agents using identical evidence should converge on beliefs; persistent disagreement suggests at least one failed epistemic norms.
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    • 2.Priors affect which hypotheses receive fair evaluation; arbitrary priors can systematically bias inference toward preferred conclusions.
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    • 3.If all priors were equally justified, no principled distinction exists between rational and irrational belief formation methods.
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