The Frequentists see fixed parameters that define a sampling distribution from which observations are randomly sampled from.
The Bayesians see observations as fixed, and the parameters as being determined randomly sampled from a distribution of parameters.
It is more natural and optimal to be Bayesian than Frequentist.

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Cox’s Axioms imply that for any mechanical system to represent beliefs, it must manipulate its beliefs based on the laws of probability.
The Principle of Insufficient Reason states that one should use uniform distributions when there are no other reasons to favor one distribution over another.
Luce’s Choice Axiom states that the probability of selecting one item over another from a pool of many items is not affected by the presence of absence of other items in the pool.

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