Also known as teapotism, Russells Teapot, Bertrand Russell's Teapot
analogy devised by Bertrand Russell
Russell's Teapot is an analogy devised by philosopher Bertrand Russell to illustrate how the burden of proof works in arguments about unverifiable claims. Russell argued that if someone claims an invisible teapot orbits Mars, we shouldn't believe it just because it can't be disproven—applying this logic to religious claims that similarly lack empirical evidence.
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Books
Atheism: The Case Against God
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