Russell's teapot, sometimes called the Celestial Teapot, is an
analogy first coined by the philosopher Bertrand Russell
(1872–1970), intended to refute the idea that the burden of
proof lies upon the sceptic to disprove unfalsifiable claims of
religions. Russell's teapot is still occasionally referred to in
discussions concerning the existence of God. Russell's original
textEdit If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars
there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical
orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I
were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed
even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to
say that, since my assertion cannot be disproved, it is an
intolerable presumption on the part of human reason to doubt it,
I should rightly be thought to be talking nonsense. If, however,
the existence of such a teapot were affirmed in ancient books,
taught as the sacred truth every Sunday, and instilled into the
minds of childre