Russell's teapot is a philosophical analogy introduced by the British philosopher Bertrand Russell in 1952 to illustrate the idea of unfalsifiable claims and the burden of proof, particularly in discussions about the existence of God. In this analogy, Russell suggests imagining a tiny teapot orbiting the Sun somewhere between Earth and Mars. He argues that while one cannot prove that the teapot does not exist, it would be unreasonable to expect people to believe in its existence without any evidence.
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